CSS PUBLIC SAFETY ZIP-N-RIP BREAKAWAY ANSI 207-2006 VEST

Carolina Safety Sport’s new patent pending Zip-N-Rip™ is the most exciting product to hit the high visibility market since ANSI 107! The Zip-N-Rip™ vest is the only vest that offers a breakaway zipper. Now you can have the convenience of a zipper with the safety of hook and loop!

Zip-n-Rip™ Features

• Five point breakaway—drop shoulder breakaway, Zip-n-Rip™ zipper with hook and loop, and hook and loop breakaway sides.
• The safety of breakaway with the convenience of a zipper
• Drop shoulder breakaway adds comfort
• Custom printing available

• Meets new A.N.S.I. 207 standard for public safety vests and visibility
  • New visibility standard for safety vests worn by first responders
  • Specifies minimum performance and design requirements for safety vests to insure appropriate visibility to moving vehicles
  • Minimizes interference with duty gear and gun belts
  • Does not specify different levels of protection; a vest either is or is not to A.N.S.I. 207 standard
  • A.N.S.I. 207 certified vests are required to have at least 201 square inches of retro-reflective material (Scotchlite, Reflexite, etc.) and 450 square inches of hi-vis background fabric
  • Note: A.N.S.I. 207 does not apply to jackets, rainwear, pants or shirts; it also does not apply to safety vests worn by utility and construction workers
  Hi-Vis Federal Mandate:
  • State and local police departments have until November 24, 2008 to comply with 23 CFR Part 634, the Federal Highway Administration's mandate that all officers who are working within the right of way of federal-aid highways wear A.N.S.I. 107 Class 2 or 3 certified safety apparel
  • After the November deadline, agencies and departments will face fines and/or loss of grant funds for each violation of the mandate
  • Mandate 23 CFR Part 634 was adopted just prior to the publication of the A.N.S.I. 207 standard. While the federal mandate does not currently include the A.N.S.I. 207 standard, the FHA has already acknowledged the new standard and is in the process of amending the mandate so it includes first responders