For 30+ years, ML Kishigo has been developing smarter safety and high-vis apparel products that meet customers' specialized needs. They don't just meet standards in safety and high-vis apparel - they exceed them. Kishigo prides themselves in continual innovation, quality control checks and rigorous testing. ML Kishigo is your choice for traffic, construction, surveyor, public safety/incident command, fire-resistant, industrial, clean room and other high-visibility needs. Recently, ML Kishigo was features in the October issue of Inc. Magazine. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Safety vest - High-visibility vests are a must for airport ground crews, given that jet noise and protective ear coverings make it difficult to hear danger approaching. The bright-yellow color and reflective stripes on this vest, custom made for Delta by M.L. Kishigo in Santa Ana, California, help keep workers out of harm's way. CEO Loren Wall founded the company in 1973 and named it after his late wife, Mary Lou Kishigo. It has 95 employees and makes a full line of safety clothing for the construction, energy, and public safety industries.
HiVis Supply is proud to offer high visibility apparel for a variety of job duties like roadside construction, manufacturing, plant assembly, mining, surveying, forestry, power generator construction, shipyard construction, warehouse and facility maintenance, utilities department, sewer maintenance, electrical line construction, wind energy construction, ethanol and oil refinery and many others. HiVis Supply offers great savings and product selection for helping you maintain a safe and OSHA/ANSI compliant work environment. If you're looking for discounted safety equipment or identification products on sale, visit our web specials page or sign up for our email promotions.
The Brilliant Series vests from ML Kishigo provides maximum visibility. In addition to the high visibility background material and the 2" wide VizLite reflective tape with contrasting color, the vest also utilizes Brilliant Trim reflective edging which considerably improves the vest's low light visibility. The vest is constructed of a durable and breathable 100% polyester mesh and the vest features include a zipper closure, mic tabs on chest, 2-tier pencil pocket, flapped radio pocket, inside patch pockets, outside cargo pockets with adjustable flaps, and reinforced webbing for added strength. The vest is available in both high visibility lime or orange. It's also ANSI/ISEA 107 Class 2 compliant.
By choosing a vest which is above what is generally necessary, you will ensure the safety of your employees and help to make them as secure in their job as possible. Even an ANSI class 3 surveyors vest can provide you with an abundance of visibility, typically with some additional options that will rate them for breakaway material.
The need for a safety ANSI class 2 vest for their job would include individuals who are working when the weather conditions are poor and visibility may be low. These are also generally preferred for when traffic near the worker will exceed 25 mph. Some of the most popular professions which use these types of vests would include airport ground workers, law enforcement officials, railroad workers and crossing guards.
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has produced a series of prevention videos regarding safety in industry and on the jobsite.
In the U.S., more than 800 construction workers die every year while on the job. Being struck by vehicles, heavy equipment, and other objects is the top cause of injuries and the second cause of death for construction workers, killing more than 150 workers in 2009. But these injuries and deaths can be prevented.
Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace and required protective equipment. You'll see that taking the right protective steps saves lives.
All scenes are based on true stories. A surveyor was spray painting the ground to outline the area for a new building pad. At the same time, the driver of a wheel tractor scraper was moving forward to get the ground ready for pad construction. There was no spotter at the site, and there was no internal traffic control plan in place. Before backing up to go over the ground again, the driver checked his rearview and side mirrors. He didn't see anyone in his mirrors, so he up. The driver's back-up alarm didn't work, so the surveyor did not hear the scraper coming towards her. As the driver backed up, he ran over the surveyor. She died from the injuries.
Let's look at the events leading up to this tragic incident, and see how it could have been prevented. When a vehicle on a construction site has an obstructed view to the rear OSHA's standard requires employers to provide that vehicle with a working back-up alarm, or a spotter on site to tell the driver when it is safe to back up. Now let's see what happens when protective measures are in place. Although there is now a working back-up alarm, it is barely audible over the background noise, so as an added safety measure there is also a spotter on site wearing a reflective vest. There is also an internal traffic control plan in place. This plan helps protect workers because it tells the drivers of moving vehicles and equipment the safest way to move around the work site. So this time, before backing up, the scraper's driver waits for the spotter's signal so he knows the area is clear to enter. Now as the driver reverses, the back-up alarm can be heard and no workers are near the scraper.
This example shows the importance of employers following OSHA's vehicle safety standards for construction sites to ensure that workers are provided with a safe workplace.
These types of construction worker deaths are preventable.
The protection measures shown here save workers' lives. Please follow OSHA's safety standards at worksites: it could be the difference between life and death. If you would like more information, contact OSHA at www.osha.gov or 1-800-321-OSHA.
The Professional Surveyors vest, from ML Kishigo, is designed to
exceed the demanding needs of a highly functional surveyors vest. It is
constructed with a solid polyester front /Ultra-Cool mesh back; and features a
2" 3M Scotchlite reflective material laminated to 3" contrasting color –
increasing daytime visibility. Other features of the vest include: left and
right mic holders; zipper front closure; two lapel grommets; reinforced webbing
at high stress points; and a plush neck liner for comfort. The pockets of this
surveyors vest include: left chest 2-tier pocket with dual function flap that
can be held open by Velcro; large right gusseted pocket; outside lower pockets
with flaps; left and right stake pockets; left and right elastic spray can
pockets; lower inside left and right full length zipper pockets with load
bearing straps; and a hidden back pouch with left and right zipper access.
Available in high visibility Lime and Orange; sizes M-5XL. Choose from both
ANSI/ISEA 107 Class 2 compliant and ANSI/ISEA 107 Class 3 compliant vests.
HiVis Supply is a reseller of high visibility
apparel including hivis vests, ANSI Class 2 and ANSI Class 3 for a variety of
job duties like construction, shipyard construction, and warehouse and facility maintenance.
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For 30+ years, ML Kishigo has been developing smarter safety and high-vis apparel products that meet customers' specialized needs. They don't just meet standards in safety and high-vis apparel - they exceed them. Kishigo prides themselves in continual innovation, quality control checks and rigorous testing. ML Kishigo is your choice for traffic, construction, surveyor, public safety/incident command, fire-resistant, industrial, clean room and other high-visibility needs. Recently, ML Kishigo was features in the October issue of Inc. Magazine. Here is an excerpt from the article:
