Changes to AS/NZS 1906.4-2023 - High Visibility Materials for Safety Garments

• Two new high visibility background materials - green and pink.

• Two new material classifications - NF(W) and SP.

• Optional extended washing performance specifications for both background colour and retroreflective tape performance.

• Additional specifications for testing chequered pattern and heat applied reflective tapes.

Garment fabric classifications:

Class F Fluorescent material
Class F(W) Fluorescent material (wet weather)
Class NF Non-Fluorescent
Class NF (W) Non-Fluorescent (wet weather)

Retroreflective tape classification:

Class R Retroreflective
Class SP Separate performance
Class RF Retroreflective/Fluorescent

CIE 1931 colour space