Wednesday 3rd July 2019
As a construction yard site owner, manager or foreman, the responsibility of personnel safety falls on your shoulders. Of course, the primary reason for keeping your staff safe is because you care about workers' well-being and don't want preventable injuries on your conscience, but you also need to avoid accidents to prevent claims from hurting your profits. Of course, you can't keep your eyes on all employees all the time, but you can avoid accidents by taking preventative measures such as buying hi vis jackets in NZ.
If your employees work in an environment with moving machinery, then this would likely be categorised as a “high risk environment”.
In a high risk environment, high visibility clothing is usually a requirement so they would need a hi vis vest in NZ at the minimum, but you may need to consider which types of vests and jackets to purchase depending on the nature of your work environment.
Hi vis vests tend to fall into four categories: Non hi-vis, Day only, Day/Night, and TTMC -W17 (also known as Transit).
In the case of construction yards (environments with moving machinery), you can rule out Day only garments as they are for low-hazard environments such as parking lots. Nevertheless, deciding which type of jackets and vests to buy isn’t always so simple.
Fortunately, we're here to help you buy the right products the first time. At Cleanline Tasman, our professionals have in-depth knowledge on safety workwear and hi vis clothing in NZ, and we take great pride in being able to offer advice you can trust. We've been serving all industries requiring safety clothing since 1992, and we're currently the largest stockist of safety gear and cleaning consumables in the nation.
We only stock well-known brands such as Argyle, Styx Mill, and QSI to give you peace of mind regarding the quality of our products, and we're only one phone call away if you have any questions.
