Understanding EN ISO 20471

The EN ISO 20471 standard specifies the requirements for clothing designed to increase the wearer’s visibility in order to make them more noticeable in hazardous situations during the day and at night (illumination in car headlights). It has replaced EN 471 which has now been withdrawn.

The contents of this EN Standard

EN ISO 20471’s icon is a safety vest placed adjacent to a number which represents the design classification of the garment. The classification is 1, 2 or 3 where Class 1 provides the minimal level of visibility and class 3 provides the highest level prescribed by the standard.