If you have a special piece of PPE which you need to undertake any of your work, you will still need to wear this.

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1 PPE REQUIREMENTS There is a new minimum PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) requirement which must be worn on site. The new and existing PPE help protect you as follows: Long pants Hard hat Hi-vis long-sleeved top or long sleeved top and a hi-vis vest Protective eyewear Protective (steel cap) boots Gloves (worn, or carried if not being used) If you have a special piece of PPE which you need to undertake any of your work, you will still need to wear this. Long sleeve shirt and long pants These items have been compulsory in many parts of the world for a long time. The purpose of this clothing is to protect workers from skin cancer. As well as protecting staff from the sun, long-sleeved tops and long pants can also protect against burns, abrasions, contact with cement, concrete, diesel and other chemicals. Hard Hats The potential for head injuries is very high in the type of work we do Wearing hard hats will help minimise the chances of concussion, brain injury, fracture/dislocation and soft tissue injuries. Gloves Every month, 14 finger/hand amputations occur in New Zealand workplaces Approximately 42% of hand and finger injuries are lacerations, 27% bruises, 17% fractures, 5% dermatitis. Eye Protection Eye injuries are very common Eyes are sensitive and the severity of an injury can be very high Every year, over 4000 New Zealanders suffer an eye injury at work Many of these people are left with impaired vision and some are blinded Safety eye wear provides protection from: grit/sand, sparks, concrete chips, arc light, protruding sticks, acids, solvents and fumes.

2 NZTA GARMENTS NZTA Transit garments to comply to the new CoPTTM standard NZTA has a Code of Practice which specifies the standard of safety garment that a worker must wear while working in or close to hazardous traffic areas. The Temporary Traffic Management Control Code of Practice (CoPTTM) states that each garment must include a certain area of fluorescent orange fabric, and a specific belt and braces configuration of tape. This CoPTTM covers both the compliancy of the design and the high visibility and retro-reflective material. Long-sleeved coats must have a minimum of 0.3m2 of compliant orange material on, excluding sleeves and non compliant collars. Single or double hoops of retro-reflective tape must be added to the sleeves. Reflective braces and garments must be a specific length for a size S. TTMC-W Wet test As part of the CoPTTM, manufacturers are required to test and certify their garments at an NZTA approved testing laboratory. New compliance letters TTMC-W (Temporary Traffic Management Control Wet) must be included on the compliant garments label to confirm that the garment meets the requirements. The fluorescent orange fabric used with the TTMC-W garments must comply to a Wet luminance test (hence the -W in TTMC-W). The wet test means that the fluorescent orange fabric must still achieve the minimum luminance level, after influence of rainfall. Extract from 2012 copttm 4th Edition Section B3 High Visibility Garments B3.3 Garment compliance Garment compliance is based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS :2011. Because all background high visibility material must comply with the wet test, as specified in subsection B3.1.1 Colour, new compliance letters TTMC-W of a practicable size must be included on the garment label to confirm that the garment meets the requirements and is compliant with section B3. Garment designs must not be altered without the direct authority of the NZTA. The NZTA may request a garment manufacturer to present a compliance certificate to confirm garment design compliance. In such instances the garment manufacturer will be required to forward material compliance certificates covering colour, luminance and retro-reflectivity with the garment to an NZTA approved industrial testing laboratory. Extract from AS/NZS Standard Double band of retro-reflective tape - the safest design TTMC-W standards shall as a minimum comply with AS/NZS :2011. The following is an extract from AS/NZS :2011 which is the current industry safety expectations. This recommends the use of two retro-reflective strips on sleeves and states that this configuration enhances the long distance recognition of the wearer as a human figure when viewed by retroflected light. APPENDIX B: RECOMMENDED USE OF RETRO-REFLECTIVE STRIPS ON SLEEVES OF GARMENTS Recent research* has shown that where a high visibility garment has sleeves, significant visual benefits can be obtained by adopting an optimum biomotion configuration of retro-reflective strips on the sleeves. Sleeves with a 50mm wide hoop of material around each sleeve just above the elbow and around each wrist. * Figure B1

3 IS YOUR RAINWEAR TTMC-W? Sleeves can only be a contrast colour below the point between the wrist and elbow Incorrect tape positioning - optional band at base must be positioned 50±mm from the bottom hem. Note: tape is mandatory on the rear hem but optional on the front hem Contrast zip placket cannot (excludes STMS garments) Jacket is not to have a long tail on rear of garment Includes second band of tape on arms, as recommended in AS/NZS : the safest design

4 ARE YOUR OVERALLS TTMC-W? Sleeves can only be a contrast colour below the point between the wrist and elbow Additional band of tape on front or back of garment is not allowed. Contrast zip placket cannot (excludes STMS logo garments) Orange fabric must comply with the wet weather performance test specified in clause 2.6 of AS/NZS :2010 Includes second band of tape on arms, as recommended in AS/NZS : the safest design

5 ARE YOUR MISCELLANEOUS GARMENTS TTMC-W? Sleeves can only be a contrast colour below the point between the wrist and elbow Additional band of tape on front or back of garment is not allowed. Contrast placket cannot (excludes STMS sleeveless vest) Orange fabric must comply with the wet weather performance test specified in clause 2.6 of AS/NZS :2010 Includes second band of tape on arms, as recommended in AS/NZS : the safest design