High visibility workwear has become the accepted normal for industry. Whether you are in Europe, the Middle East, the US, Asia or Australia there are strong legal requirements for workers to wear suitable hi-vis clothing, however many people are utilising the garments for non-work activities.

Europe, and especially the UK, is where you will find the highest number of statutory requirements laid out concerning what has to be worn, especially in industries such as construction and the emergency services, especially where moving traffic is involved. This has been carried over into the use of jackets being worn by children walking to school, especially in the winter months.

Here are a few more examples from around the world of how hi-vis is implemented.

In the USA in 2008 it became law that if you are standing on the side of the road doing any kind of reporting you must wear a safety vest.

Dubai has issued a dictate that cyclists must now wear helmets and jackets. Even the Queen herself has been spotted wearing a high-vis jacket on visits where appropriate and if it’s good enough for our reigning monarch, who am I to argue about wearing one. They can even be personalised and here at Brookes we offer that service as well.

High Visibility clothing is beginning to appear among clothes designed for the hunting community in America to reduce the number of instances where people are accidentally shooting other hunters.

However, the following item from Spain could be a case of taking safety too far. Ladies who ply there trade on a rural road in Catalonia, have been ordered to wear hi-vis safety vests for their own safety or pay a £56 fine. I’ve heard of safe sex but that’s just plain silly, isn’t it?

So whatever you require your high visibility workwear for, whatever your profession, here at Brookes we have a range of products that will fit the bill.