Blaklader High Visibility clothes

Blaklader is a Swedish brand that had a humble beginning since the year 1950. Today, it is in workshops around the world designing clothing and personal protective equipment. Through harsh working environments, muddy construction sites, welding spatter and sparks, it has taken its place in the market. She has come a long way to get to where she is today, yet she is far from satisfied and done.

Blaklader Workwear

Blaklader aims to protect the hard working people who are among those who build the societies in which we live. It is for this reason that the brand explores all possibilities in order to make users safe and proud in their workplace. What makes Blaklader products unique is their ability to overhaul the entire value chain. It is above all a question of development as well as the supply of its productions. This title ranges from global marketing, distribution through subsidiaries around the world to high-tech logistics.

The Blaklader brand is passionate about quality. His whole team constantly challenges themselves to improve by keeping a positive attitude. They make every effort to relentlessly pursue the quality and standards imposed for workwear clothing through testing again and again. Blaklader also develops sustainable, smart solutions that are based on a thorough understanding of certain business requirements and customer needs.

The brand believes in functionality. It provides you with work clothes that have a development capacity to make your work easier, in serenity and comfort. These professional outfits are constantly being challenged to provide better functionality and thus increase your performance.

The different classifications for high visibility workwear

There are different classes for high visibility workwear. Most of these equipment are in yellow or orange, are available for men and women.

There are three classifications of high-visibility clothing. They are listed by1 to 3 according to its visibility. For each class, the standard stipulates the area as well as the placement of fluorescent, contrast and reflective materials. These fluorescent and reflective materials have a different purpose.

- Class 3 is for high-visibility workwear that is made for high-risk outdoor work. The clothing of workers at the edge of the highway, on a construction site, in an unfenced house or even outside a building must have a total fluorescent surface of 0.8 m² at least and of 0.10 m² of reflective materials.

- Class 2 high visibility suits must have a total fluorescent surface greater than or equal to 0.5 m² and 0.13 m² for the reflective details at least. These clothes are especially made for employees outdoors, on a delimited, fenced or nearby site.

- The Class 1 ruled for high visibility workwear in night work, low light homes or offices. They must have, in total, a fluorescent surface of 0.14 m² and reflective materials of 0.10 m².

Oxwork offers Blaklader branded high visibility products that are ISO 20471 compliant to ensure immediate compliance with standards.

Why is it important to wear high visibility workwear at work - PPE?

High visibility workwear is a crucial requirement in factories, especially for night work. The essential role of high visibility clothing is to see the wearer from afar. Indeed, they will be distinctly visible from all angles. This helps to avoid accidents in certain potentially risky circumstances.

Some industries, such as safety or health managers, are required to refer to EN 471 or EN ISO 20471 regulations for personal protective equipment (PPE) at work.

There are key terms in this standard. These terms specify that the high-visibility work clothing that workers wear must be adequate for the hazards inherent in the performance of the trade and the trade itself. They also state that the high visibility workwear you need will vary depending on your conditions, environment and the risks of your activity. You also need to make sure that these are the right colors. High visibility clothing in yellow, red or fluorescent orange is permitted.

High visibility workwear can be worn by professionals in various sectors that present risks such as transport, road, industrial sites, on construction sites, in Construction and others.