A new American National Standard from ISEA will help protect emergency responders by providing increased visibility.  ANSI/ISEA 207-2006, the American National Standard for High-Visibility Public Safety Vests, establishes design, performance specifications, and use criteria for highly visible vests that are used by public safety industries.

“Vests that meet this standard give users enhanced visibility in all lighting conditions, through the combined use of fluorescent and retro-reflective materials,” said ISEA Technical Director Janice Comer Bradley.

The standard includes basic requirements such as vest dimensions, color and materials performance, but also incorporates criteria for special features for users in fire, emergency medical and law enforcement services. The vest design criteria reflect the specific needs of public safety workers such as the need to access belt mounted equipment (gun, CPR barrier) and the ability for vests to tear away from the body.

The standard recognizes the need for some public safety entities to identify with a specific color. The standard includes the means to identify public safety entities through the use of specific color markings.

ANSI/ISEA 207-2006 will be available in December 2006.  ISEA is taking orders for the standard at this time.  The price for a single copy is $60.  Contact ISEA for discounts on bulk orders over 20 copies.

Head Lites Corporation is proud to once again be the first manufacturer to comply with the new ANSI 207 standard.

Our Vis-Mat™ brand “207” Series includes the Pro™ and the Pro-Plus™ .  Head Lites designed our "207" series to satisfy not only the ANSI/ISEA 207-2006 standard requirements, but also to exceed the comfort, appearance, functionality,  performance and identification that’s desired by the public safety market.

Features include:

*Five point break - away garment including front zipper .

*Standard Colors - Fluorescent Red/Orange or Fluorescent Yellow/Green (Stock Colors - Defender).  Dark Navy and Sheriff Brown (Stock Colors - Pro). 

*Custom Colors -Black, Forest Green, Royal Blue, Fire Red, Tan and OD Green -  (Pro-Plus)

*The vest sits above your duty belt so you have access to your critical gear - (all vests)

*Badge Tab and Dual Mic Tabs - (Pro and Pro-Plus)

*Oversize Pen Pocket - (Pro and Pro-Plus)

*Stain Resistant VisStop™ Front and Breath-Flex™ back - (all vests)