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It’s back to the future for oilpatch workers in flared, neon orange safety suits

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Being very visible on construction sites and in workplaces is the best way to help workers with safety. It should be an added protocol along with all the other laws in place on safety hazards.

It goes a long way to solve visibility, safety and knowing exactly where someone is at all times around machinery and heavy equipment.

The same goes for inside work in dim spaces.

The added bonus, less Workplace insurance costs to employers with reduced injuries. And if deaths can be prevented, then high visibility work clothes with this type of initiative speaks for itself.

Yep, I can understand workers resistance – however like all other safety initiatives, the mindset becomes habitual and part of normal course of being at work.

Of course flexibility is required around what types and in what conditions should these initiatives take place.

Fluorescent hard hats are also on my 2 DO LIST. If the head is clearly defined where they are required, then it’s a lot easier to make sure nothing hits it by accident not having made the distinction by visual surrounding references.

And no, worksite workers won’t become like convicts in correctional institutions. This is about getting them home safely and in one piece. Whereas in correctional institutions, that type of clothing is part of daily life.