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DO YOU KNOW 26

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD EN471 AND ENISO 20471? ANSWER: THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENCES. HERE ARE 3 EXAMPLES.

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EN471

a EN471

EN ISO 20471

EN ISO 20471

= 50mm

= 50mm

2 BANDS OF REFLECTIVE TAPE

Under EN ISO 20471, Class 3 garments must cover the body and have either sleeves and/or full length trouser legs with re ective bands. Please note a Bib & Brace does not cover the body and therefore does not meet Class 3 Standard.

Non- uorescent sleeves are no longer permitted under the new EN ISO 20471 standard. Sleeves must be made in uorescent fabric with 2 bands of re ective tape.

On a Bib and brace garment, the re ective tape on the waist is no longer included in the calculation to achieve the necessary square area of re ective tape. To maintain Class 2 status, we need to use 60mm wide tape instead of 50mm wide re ective tape on the legs.