ANSI ISEA107-2004 pdf download American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear
6.1.4 Placement of Materials on Full- Length Sleeves
6.1.4.1 Encircling the Arm: Whenever horizontal retroreflective or combined-performance materials are placed on full-length sleeves of coveralls and jackets, the material shall encircle the arm.
6.1.4.2 Placement of Upper and Lower Bands: If upper bands are utilized on the full-length sleeves, the bands shall encircle the upper part of the sleeves between the elbow and the shoulder. When lower bands are utilized, the bottom edge of the retroreflective or combined- performance material shall not be less than 50 mm (1.97 in.) from the bottom of the sleeve.
6.1.5 Gaps to Enable Fastening Gaps in retroreflective, combined-performance, and background materials to enable fastening shall not be more than 50 mm (1.97 in.) horizontally.
6.1.6 Contiguous 360° Visibility Performance Class 1, 2 or 3 garments, such as vests, waistcoats, jackets, ponchos, coveralls, and bib overalls, shall have contiguous areas of retroreflective or combined-performance materials encircling the torso and placed in such a manner to provide 360 ° visibility of the wearer
6.1.7 Placement of Materials on Legs
6.1.7.1 Encircling the Leg: Coveralls and bib overalls shall have contiguous areas of retroreflective or combined-performance materials encircling each leg in such a manner to provide 360 ° visibility of the wearer.
6.1.7.2 Distance from Bottom of Legs: Retroreflective or combined-performance materials on the legs shall be placed 50 mm (1.97 in.) or more above the bottom edge of the leg.
6.1.8 Designation of Performance Class E Performance Class E garments are not intended to be worn without a Performance Class 2 or 3 garment. Performance Class E garments shall have a minimum of 0.30 m 2 (465 in 2 ) of background material and 0.07 m 2 (108 in 2 ) of retroreflective material placed 50 mm (1.97 in.) or more above the bottom edge of the leg.
6.2 Apparel Design Configurations (Refer to Appendix C for examples) a) Coveralls shall be designed to permit maximum visibility of the wearer (e.g., have two horizontal bands of retroreflective material around the torso). b) Jackets, waistcoats, vests and ponchos shall be designed to permit maximum visibility of the wearer (e.g., have one or more horizontal bands of retroreflective material around the torso and bands of retroreflective material joining the uppermost torso band from the front to the back over each shoulder).