--- title: The difference in high-visibility apparel colours & striping | Office Plus Blog description: On a daily basis you will see high-visibility safety apparel being worn by people working across various industries - construction, warehouse and transportation to just name a few. It's hard to miss them wearing florescent colours with reflective striping, and that's just the point. But have you ever wondered why some will wear orange and… --- [The Office Central Blog](https://blog.officecentral.com) # [The difference in high-visibility apparel colours & striping | Office Plus Blog](https://blog.officecentral.com/2021/07/16/the-difference-in-high-visibility-apparel-colours-stripingcommentemailauthorurlsubmitpostcomment) Written by [Admin](https://blog.officecentral.com/author/admin) | Jul 16, 2021 4:00:00 AM # The difference in high-visibility apparel colours & striping Posted on [July 16, 2021](https://blog.office-plus.ca/2021/07/16/the-difference-in-high-visibility-apparel-colours-striping/) by [OfficePlus](https://blog.office-plus.ca/author/cisopsocial/) i 1 Vote On a daily basis you will see high-visibility safety apparel being worn by people working across various industries – construction, warehouse and transportation to just name a few. It’s hard to miss them wearing florescent colours with reflective striping, and that’s just the point. But have you ever wondered why some will wear orange and others yellow, for example? Or if you’ve been tasked with ordering safety apparel, you may be overwhelmed with which colours you should order. We know it can be quite confusing, so we’ve turned to the experts and would like to share this fact sheet prepared by the [Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety](https://www.ccohs.ca/). The [fact sheet](https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/prevention/ppe/high_visibility.html) will answer all your questions such as: - When do I need High-Visibility Safety Apparel? - What is the difference between fluorescent and retroreflective materials? - What should I look for in High-Visibility Safety Apparel? - When would I wear the different classes of High-Visibility Safety Apparel? [Read Fact Sheet](https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/prevention/ppe/high_visibility.html) **Still need help deciding which safety apparel you need? 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