As a surveyor, you know that it's important to have the proper tools to complete your job. You're often required to work in areas where a vehicle or toolbox aren't near or readily available and anything that makes your work more efficient makes you more productive. More so, your job often requires you to work in hazardous high traffic areas that require the assistance of high visibility apparel to help ensure your personal safety.
 
The team at ML Kishigo is fully aware of this and have continued to design and manufacture some of the industry's finest surveyor's safety vests to date, including the ML Kishigo Class 2 Professional Surveyors Vest.
 
The S5000 & S5001 (lime or orange) Professional Series Surveyor's Safety Vest is constructed from high quality materials and is designed to meet the specific needs and job requirements of a surveyor. It is an ANSI Class 2 compliant vest, made with a solid polyester front and a mesh rear for to improve airflow and breathability during warmer temperatures.
 
In an effort to offer maximum safety on the job, the vests feature 2-inch reflective striping from 3M that are laid over 3-inch stripes of contrasting color. However, the safety features aren't all that the Professional Surveyor's Vests have to offer. They're loaded with features to make your job easier and more organized, such as:
 
• Zippered Fromt Closure
• Left and Right Chest Microphone Holders for Hands Free Communication
• Dual Lapel Grommets
• Reinforced Webbing for Enhanced Strength in High Stress Areas
• Plush Neck Liner for Improved Comfort
• Left Chest 2-Tier Pocket w/dual Function Flap
• Large Right Gusseted Pocket
• Lower Outside Pockets with Flaps
• Left and Right Stake Pockets
• Left and Right Spray Can Pockets
• Lower Inside Left & Right Full Length Zippered Pockets with Straps
• Hidden Back Pouch with Left & Right Side Zipper Access
 
Clearly, ML Kishigo understands what's required out in the field - just one more reason why they're a trusted brand when it comes to high quality, hi-vis work wear. If you're a surveyor who's looking to improve both your safety and productivity on the job, you'll definitely want to take a look at the ML Kishigo Professional Series Surveyor's Vest.
 
Additionally, throughout the month of May, HiVis Supply will be accepting entries for our HiVis Giveaway where 5 lucky winners will be receiving one of these great Surveyor's Vests. It's free and easy to enter, no purchase required. Simply 'Like' us on Facebook and enter for your chance to win. Stay tuned to our blog by bookmarking it now for the latest HiVis info, product details and safety news.
 

National Work Zone Awareness Week isn't scheduled until the middle of April, but it's a big deal when it comes to the safety of roadside highway workers. There are many aspects to keeping construction and highway workers safe, and awareness by drivers, commercial and commuter, is a big factor. In fact, keeping these employees aware of the necessity to wear their hi-visibility safety gear including hi-viz safety vests and other apparel will save lives and deter accidents. Even accidents like accidental backing over by trucks in the work area and accidental pinning between trucks and traliers.

 

There are many materials available for the upcoming National Work Zone Awareness Week, and organizers announced it now has a theme for the event as well as promotional materials available upon request.

Here's a bit about what's going on in the road and construction industries.

$287 million for New York to rebuild roads, bridges damaged by Hurricane Sandy

 

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Feb. 15 announced $287 million in emergency relief funds for New York to rebuild roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters, with $250 million specifically designated for Hurricane Sandy recovery.

 

LaHood was joined by Senator Charles Schumer in New York City for the announcement.  The funding in the Feb. 15 announcement is part of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, passed by Congress and signed by President Obama.

 

“With this funding, we are delivering on our promise to help New York and the rest of the East Coast rebuild and recover from Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters,” said LaHood in a written statement.  “We will continue to work with the region as it rebuilds, but in keeping with President Obama’s leadership, we will work with the states to ‘fix it first’ by focusing on infrastructure projects that will create jobs and help businesses fastest.”

 

Funds from the Federal Highway Administration will be used to reimburse the state for expenses associated with damage mainly from Hurricane Sandy along with a handful of previous weather events.  The funds will help pay for reconstructing or replacing damaged highways and bridges, establishing detours and replacing highway infrastructure devices such as lighting and guardrails.

 

Read the entire article in Better Roads.

 



 

 

ML Kishigo 1509 ANSI Class 2 Ultra-Cool Black Bottom Mesh Safety Vest

 

High visibility safety vest with solid black material on the bottom to protect the vest against looking dirty, helping it to maintain a very bright appearance and preserve your hi-visibility. Made with 100% Ultra-Cool polyester mesh fabric, the vest also features a front zipper closure, dual mic tabs, a radio pocket, a multi-tier pencil pocket, two lower flapped patch pockets, and two inside patch pockets. It is ANSI Class 2 compliant.

• Ultra-Cool 100% polyester mesh fabric with black bottom design


• Long-lasting brightness


• Zipper front closure


• Dual mic tabs, radio pocket, multi-tier pencil pocket, two lower flapped patch pockets, two inside patch pockets


• ANSI Class 2 compliant

 

Best to be safe

 

Safety winners show what it takes to protect workers.
What does it take for a contractor to have an excellent safety program?
According to the winners of the most recent American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Contractor Safety Awards, the following are essential:

• Sincere and robust involvement in the program from the highest levels of company management;


• Accountability at the crew-management level;


• Nonpunitive reporting of near-miss incidents;


• Continuous training;


• Safety committees;


• Employee buy-in, empowerment and accountability; and


• Tracking, review and follow-up for all incidents.

 

Such was the consensus of executives representing companies ranging from small firms with less than 500,000 annual man-hours to some of the nation’s largest companies with millions of man-hours who gathered in the nation’s capital for two days of discussion.

 

Read the rest of the article here.

 

 

 

 

High visibility safety vest made from 100% cotton, with a zipper closure on the front, a chest pocket, and two large lower pockets for tools. This safety vest meets all MUTCD standards. Comes in the color orange.

• 100% cotton


• Zipper front closure


• Chest pocket, two lower large pockets


• Meets MUTCD standards

 

SMIDSY happens to be an Australian term, that stands for, "Sorry Mate I Didn't See You". It's a term that motorcyclists and bicyclists use to refer to the crashes when a car doesn't see them, and apparently it's used far too often.



 

Wiggo's status as national treasure means this particular SMIDSY event gets widely reported. SMIDSY is the excuse inattentive motorists give to the cyclists and motorcyclists they skim or hit: "Sorry mate I didn't see you." —Carlton Reid, "Bradley Wiggins is hit by a car, then the cyclist haters pile in," The Guardian, November 8, 2012

 

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