UNDERSTANDING THE NEW ANSI 107-2015 STANDARDS 5 REVISIONS YOU NEED TO KNOW The new ANSI 107-2015 standard provides criteria for materials, test procedures, design, labeling and care instructions used in the construction and manufacturing of high visibility apparel. ANSI 207 MERGES WITH ANSI 107-2015 CREATING A SINGLE HVSA STANDARD. • Creating the new garment TYPES has allows for ANSI 207 to merge with 107 under TYPE P - Public Safety. A SMALLER SIZE IS NOW ALLOWED TO FIT SMALLER BODY FRAMES WITHOUT COMPROMISING PROTECTION. • TYPE R CLASS 2 for smallest size offered decreases from 775 square inches to 540 square inches. • TYPE R CLASS 3 for smallest size offered decreases from 1240 square inches to 1000 square inches. SELF-EXTINGUISHING FR LABELING CHANGES. • Any ANSI 107-2015 rated garments made from polyester or any non-inherent flame resistant fabric will require the following statement on the label: THIS GARMENT IS NOT FLAME RESISTANT AS DEFINED BY ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 SECTION 10.5 BALANCE OF DESIGN & LOGO ALLOWANCES • To insure color blocking or other design criteria do not reduct the protection provided from any one direction, HVSA garments must have at least 40% of the minimum required amount of both background material and reflective tape on the back of the garment. • Logo allowances have been incorporated into the standard providing allowance for adding a companyʼs logo without being required to deduct the background area of the logo. THE ADDITION OF THREE NEW GARMENT TYPES CREATE A WIDER RANGE OF PROTECTION TO ADDRESS MORE HAZARDS. • TYPE O for Off-Road Use (Includes Class 1) • TYPE R for Roadway Use (Includes Class 2 & Class 3) • TYPE P for Public Safety (Includes Class 2 & Class 3) Level of protection will not be affected and your current inventory will not be compromised. Please be assured your ANSI 107-2010 garments will still provide protection and visibility at least equal to those certified to ANSI 107-2015. Changes in the revised standard primarily affect categorization and labeling, NOT protection. FEBRUARY 1, 2016 Our products, technologies, training materials, videos and services can be viewed on our website at www.radians.com. For additional information about ANSI 107-2015, specifically a Radians White Paper, PowerPoint Training presentation, and Radians Fast Facts, contact your Radians Sales Rep toll free at 1-877-723-4267 or email [email protected].

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UNDERSTANDING THE NEW ANSI 107-2015 STANDARDS5 REVISIONS YOU NEED TO KNOW

The new ANSI 107-2015 standard provides criteria for materials, test procedures, design, labeling and care instructions used in the construction and

manufacturing of high visibility apparel.

ANSI 207 MERGES WITH ANSI 107-2015 CREATING A SINGLE HVSA STANDARD.

• Creating the new garment TYPES has allows for ANSI 207 to merge with 107 under TYPE P - Public Safety.

A SMALLER SIZE IS NOW ALLOWED TO FIT SMALLER BODY FRAMES WITHOUT COMPROMISING PROTECTION.

• TYPE R CLASS 2 for smallest size offered decreases from 775 square inches to 540 square inches.

• TYPE R CLASS 3 for smallest size offered decreases from 1240 square inches to 1000 square inches.

SELF-EXTINGUISHING FR LABELING CHANGES.

• Any ANSI 107-2015 rated garments made from polyester or any non-inherent flame resistant fabric will require the following statement on the label:

THIS GARMENT IS NOT FLAME RESISTANT AS DEFINED BY ANSI/ISEA 107-2015 SECTION 10.5

BALANCE OF DESIGN & LOGO ALLOWANCES

• To insure color blocking or other design criteria do not reduct the protection provided from any one direction, HVSA garments must have at least 40% of the minimum required amount of both background material and reflective tape on the back of the garment.

• Logo allowances have been incorporated into the standard providing allowance for adding a companyʼs logo without being required to deduct the background area of the logo.

THE ADDITION OF THREE NEW GARMENT TYPES CREATE A WIDER RANGE OF PROTECTION TO ADDRESS MORE HAZARDS.

• TYPE O for Off-Road Use (Includes Class 1)• TYPE R for Roadway Use (Includes Class 2 & Class 3)• TYPE P for Public Safety (Includes Class 2 & Class 3)

Level of protection will not be affected and your current inventory will not be compromised. Please be assured your ANSI 107-2010 garments will still provide protection and visibility at least equal to those certified to ANSI 107-2015. Changes in

the revised standard primarily affect categorization and labeling, NOT protection.

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Our products, technologies, training materials, videos and services can be viewed on our website at www.radians.com.For additional information about ANSI 107-2015, specifically a Radians White Paper, PowerPoint Training presentation, and

Radians Fast Facts, contact your Radians Sales Rep toll free at 1-877-723-4267 or email [email protected].