About EN ISO20471 & GORT3279

The Railway Group Standard GORT3279 is used to define products suitable for use in the UK rail industry and defines minimum requirements for hi-vizibility clothing in addition to the specifications contained in EN ISO20471.

EN ISO20471 is the European Standard for Hi-Vizibility clothing and replaces the previous and well-known EN471 standard.

List of upgraded Argar Hi-Viz Orange fabrics to GO/RT 3279

Argar Technology of Milan, Italy is a leading producer of Technical Knitted fabrics and their total commitment to quality has been reinforced by the recent upgrading of their certification on all their Hi-Viz Orange fabrics to include the GORT 3279 certification as standard. These fabrics include:

Hi-Vizibility Fabrics

HVis-Tes® P723HV – Double Knitted Piquet fabric, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 200gms. 100% Polyester outer with 100% Cotton inner layer for improved comfort.

HVis-Tes® J323HV – Double Knitted Jersey fabric in Hi-Vizibility Orange. 100% Polyester outer with 100% Cotton inner layer for improved comfort. 200gms.

HVis-Tes® C723HV – Rib Fabric for Sleeve Cuffs and Collars. 100% Polyester.

HVis-Tes® E1063HV – Low Pilling 100% Polyester Fleece, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 270gms.

HVis-Tes® F4523HV – Double Knit Sweat fabric, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 320gms. 100% Polyester outer with 100% Cotton inner layer for improved comfort.

HVis-Tes® B4523HV – Hi-Vizibility Orange Rib, 98% Polyester/2% Elastane, 300gms.

Hi-Vizibility Antistatic Fabrics

HVis-Tes® ESD E523HV – Hi-Vizibility Orange Antistatic Fleece, 97% Polyester/3% Conductive Fibre.

Hi-Vizibility Antibacterial Fabric

HVis-Tes® P723HV-FF – Double Knitted Piquet fabric, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 200gms. 100% Polyester outer with 100% Cotton inner layer for improved comfort with FFRES Antibacterial FFRES finish to EN ISO 20645/EN ISO 20743.

Hi-Vizibility Antibacterial Fabric & UV Protection

HVis-Tes® P723HV-FF-UV – Double Knitted Piquet fabric, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 200gms. 100% Polyester outer with 100% Cotton inner layer for improved comfort. With FFRES Antibacterial FFRES finish to EN ISO 20645/EN ISO 20743 and UV protection UPF 50+.

Hi-Vizibility Recycled

HVis-Tes® P723HV – Double Knitted Piquet fabric using recycled Polyester, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 200gms. 100% Polyester outer with 100% Cotton inner layer for improved comfort.

HVis-Tes® E1063HV – Low Pilling 100% Polyester Fleece using recycled Polyester, Hi-Vizibility Orange, 270gms.

Fabrics produced in Italy

The Argar range of professional Technical Knitted fabrics are produced and finished in Italy to ensure the highest quality levels and traceability – two key factors when choosing your protective garments.

Certified Garments

Ensuring that your protective clothing conforms to all the necessary regulations is critical to any safety manager within an organization.

Whilst buyers and specifiers of garments have become more aware of imported garments with poor certification and traceability, continuing to ensure any garments including GORT3279 products correctly comply to the correct European norms should still be of utmost importance in addition to choosing a responsible supply chain.

Resources

For further information on these European Norms, refer to your PPE provider, Notified Bodies such as Satra and West Yorkshire Materials Testing, or useful online links such as this page on the Satra website.