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In the world of high-risk work, visibility is your first line of defense. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is clear: workers exposed to vehicular traffic hazards must be seen. But how do they define "seen"? Nearly all regulatory bodies—including OSHA, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and your state’s DOT—defer to the standard set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA): ANSI/ISEA 107-2020. This standard dictates exactly what a safety vest must look like to be considered "compliant" based on the risk levels of the job. Here are the four key areas of requirements. 1. The Right Color: The "Background" A safety vest’s primary job during the day is to contrast with the environment so that a human form is immediately recognizable. ANSI 107 recognizes only three fluorescent colors for the "background" material: Fluorescent Yellow-Green: The most comm...