Hi vis is the one part of a uniform order where getting it wrong has consequences beyond the look of it. A garment either meets the standard your site requires or it does not, and that is decided by the manufacturer, not by us. So on this page we tell you exactly what each manufacturer publishes for each style, and we do not make compliance claims of our own.
13 garments in our core hi vis & workwear range, from the brands Australian trade decorators actually hold. Every one is quoted rather than priced online, because the honest number depends on your quantity, your logo and how many positions you want.
Civil, construction and traffic day shift.
Compliance: Manufacturer states AS 4602.1:2024 Day only, AS/NZS 1906.4:2023, AS 4399:2020 UPF 50+
Lime/Navy, Orange/Navy
Sun cover for outdoor day crews.
Compliance: Manufacturer states AS 4602.1:2024 Day only
Lime/Navy, Orange/Navy
The most economical compliant day only hi vis tee.
Compliance: Manufacturer states AS 4602.1:2024 Day only
Lime/Navy, Orange/Navy
Roadworks and night shift.
Compliance: Manufacturer states AS 4602.1:2024 Day and Night (Level 1)
Orange/Navy, Yellow/Navy
The classic drill work shirt.
Compliance: Manufacturer states AS 4602.1:2024 Day only
Orange/Navy, Yellow/Navy
The taped drill shirt most sites treat as standard issue.
Compliance: Manufacturer states AS 4602.1:2024 Day and Night (Level 1)
Orange/Navy, Yellow/Navy
Hot weather labouring.
Compliance: Confirmed on quote
Lime/Navy, Orange/Navy
Winter site work.
Compliance: Confirmed on quote. Day and night version 6DNVH
Lime/Navy, Orange/Navy
Premium feel hi vis polo.
Compliance: Reflective piping only. Compliance class confirmed on quote
Confirmed on quote. See the brand catalogue below.
Also available: Entry level ZH231
Quote this garment →Traditional trade drill shirt where hi vis is not required.
Compliance: UPF 50+. Not a hi vis garment
Navy
Heavy duty trade short.
Compliance: UPF 50+
Black, Navy
Trade pant with a genuine kids size run.
Compliance: UPF 50+
Black, Navy, Navy
Modern stretch trade pant.
Compliance: Confirmed on quote
Black, Navy
Also available: Ladies 6MTP1, shorts 6MTS and 6MTS1
Full spec & size chart ↗Quote this garment →Colour ranges change with the season and not every colour is held in every size. The swatches here are taken from each manufacturer’s current range. For the full catalogue, size charts and fabric specifications, these open on the manufacturer’s own site.
Specifications are as published by each garment manufacturer. Where a field reads “confirmed on quote” we have not been able to verify it from the manufacturer and will not guess. Illustrations are indicative, not product photography.
There are two things a hi vis garment can do. Fluorescent fabric makes you visible in daylight. Retroreflective tape bounces headlights back at a driver in the dark. A day only garment has the fluorescent fabric and no tape. A day and night garment has both. If any part of the work happens in low light, at dusk, under lights or near moving vehicles, day and night is what gets asked for. Every garment in this range shows what its manufacturer publishes, and we confirm it in writing on your quote.
AS/NZS 1906.4 covers the materials, which is the fluorescent fabric and the reflective tape themselves. AS 4602.1 covers the finished garment, meaning how much hi vis fabric it carries and where the tape sits. The current garment standard is AS 4602.1:2024. Note that it is an AS standard rather than AS/NZS, so it applies to Australia, where the edition it replaced was AS/NZS 4602.1:2011. Both editions are still quoted on product data in the market, so check which one a garment is certified to.
This is the part that catches people out. Decoration cannot reduce the compliant area of a hi vis garment, and it cannot sit on or across the reflective tape. In practice that means a chest logo and an upper back panel are fine, but a large back print on a taped shirt may not be, depending on the garment. Reflective tape also cannot be hooped for embroidery. We check the decoration plan against the specific garment before quoting, rather than after you have paid for it.
A 190gsm cotton drill shirt is the traditional site garment and it wears like iron, but it is hot. A micro mesh polo breathes far better and is what most Sunshine Coast crews reach for through summer, which is why the cotton back polo exists as a compromise. Work pants and shorts matter too, and the 2024 edition of the garment standard pays more attention to trousers and limb visibility than the one before it, so if your site has changed its requirements recently that is often why.
Day and night shirts as standard issue, drill work pants, and a hi vis hoodie for winter starts. Company name across the upper back is close to universal.
Day and night is mandatory, not optional. Garment choice is driven by what the traffic management plan requires rather than by preference.
Hi vis tees and singlets through summer, drill shirts when working near plant. Sun protection ratings get asked about as much as visibility does.
Plumbers, sparkies and chippies who need site compliant gear for some jobs and a plain polo for domestic work. Most order both in the same run.
Day only hi vis is often enough indoors, with day and night for yard and loading dock work. Usually a lighter mesh garment.
Procurement asks for the certification in writing, so the manufacturer standard and edition need to be on the quote from the start.
| Method | What it is | What it suits | Minimum guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embroidery | Thread stitched into the fabric. Your logo has to be digitised once, which is a one off cost per logo. We keep the file so reorders do not pay it again. | Polos, caps, business shirts, softshell, aprons, anything that has to read as a uniform. | Around 10 to 12 on a new logo, often 1 on a reorder. Caps usually hold 12 either way. |
| DTF transfer | Artwork printed to film, then heat pressed on. No screens means no setup, which is why complicated artwork on ten shirts is now realistic. | Small runs, full colour artwork, photographs, names and numbers, size top ups. | Effectively none. Sensible from about 10. |
| Screen printing | Ink pushed through a mesh screen, one screen per colour. Best cost per unit once the numbers climb, and the softest hand feel on a tee. | Larger runs of tees and hoodies, especially one and two colour designs. | Around 20 to 25 per design per colour. |
| Applied patch or vinyl | A woven or printed patch, or cut vinyl, heat applied. Useful when a logo has fine detail that thread cannot hold at the size you want. | Beanies, caps, small runs, and logos that will not embroider cleanly at size. | Low, confirmed per job. |
Minimums are a guide only and are confirmed on your quote. They move with the garment, the decorator and whether your logo is already on file.
| Position | Where it sits | Typical maximum width |
|---|---|---|
| Left chest | The default uniform position, on the wearer’s left. | 80mm to 100mm wide |
| Right chest | Second logo, a name, or an accreditation mark. | 70mm to 100mm wide |
| Centre chest | Casual and merch, hoodies especially. | 180mm to 260mm wide |
| Upper back | Across the shoulder blades. The standard place for a business name. | 200mm to 280mm wide |
| Full back | Large merch prints and club designs. | 250mm to 350mm wide |
| Sleeve | Upper arm, left or right. | 50mm to 75mm wide for embroidery |
| Cap front | Centre front panel. Height is the tighter limit, not width. | 90mm to 120mm wide |
| Cap side | Small secondary mark. | 40mm to 70mm wide |
Positions are described from the wearer’s point of view. Sizes are typical maximums and vary by garment, so the mockup you approve is always the real answer.
Pick the garments below and send them through, or just describe the job. Headcount, rough sizes, how many logo positions and your deadline are enough to start.
We price the garment, the decoration and the freight to your address as one number, and we confirm the real minimum order and lead time for your job rather than a general one.
You get a visual showing your logo in position and at actual size on the garment you chose. Nothing is stitched or pressed until you approve it.
As a guide, ten to fifteen business days from artwork approval, plus freight. The clock starts at approval, not at order, and supplier stock is the usual cause of a delay.
We do not hold garment stock or run embroidery machines at Baringa. Uniforms and merch are produced through established Australian trade decorators who hold the garment brands, do the embroidery and printing, and dispatch direct. You deal with us, we deal with them, and the job arrives without their name on it.
That is deliberate. It means we can put you on the right garment from any of the major brands rather than the one brand we happen to stock, and it means a small order is not penalised for being small. It also means we quote rather than show a live price on these pages, because the honest number depends on the garment, the quantity, the number of decoration positions and how many stitches your logo needs.
Every number on this page is a guide, and we confirm the real one on your quote. As a rough guide: embroidery from around 10 to 12 units on a new logo and often a single garment on a reorder, screen printing from around 20 to 25 per design per colour, and DTF from about 10 with no real technical minimum. Caps usually hold a minimum of around 12 even on repeats.
Lead time is typically 10 to 15 business days from the moment you approve the artwork, plus freight to you. Two things get missed. The clock starts at artwork approval and not at order placement, and garment stock availability is the single most common reason a job runs late. If you have a fixed date, say so at the start and we will only quote garments that can actually make it.
One more thing worth knowing before you order. A decorated garment cannot be returned for a size swap, because it was made for you. For any rollout beyond about fifteen people, ask us about a size set so your team can try on rather than guess.
Send a vector file, so EPS, AI or PDF with the fonts outlined. A logo pulled off your website will reproduce exactly as blurry as it looks on screen. For DTF and full colour work a high resolution PNG at the actual print size with a transparent background also works well.
Embroidery needs one extra step. Your logo has to be digitised, which is a separate file telling the machine the stitch path and the order it sews in. That is a one off cost per logo and the file is kept on record, so your reorders and your new starters do not pay it again. Fine text under about 5mm high, thin outlines and gradients are the three things that cause trouble in thread, and we will tell you before you commit rather than after.
One thing worth saying plainly. Decoration positions are described from the wearer’s point of view, so left chest means their left, which is your right when you are looking at them. Getting that straight at the start saves a whole reprint.
We state exactly what the garment manufacturer publishes for that style, including the standard and the edition, and we put it in writing on your quote. We do not certify garments ourselves and no decorator should tell you they do. If your site requires certification documents, ask us and we will get them from the manufacturer for the specific style you are ordering.
Day only garments use fluorescent fabric to make you visible in daylight. Day and night garments add retroreflective tape so you are also visible in headlights after dark. If any of the work happens in low light or around moving vehicles, you almost certainly need day and night. Your site or your traffic management plan will usually specify which.
Sometimes, but not always, and it depends on the exact garment. Decoration cannot reduce the compliant hi vis area or sit over the reflective tape. On a taped day and night shirt the usable back area is smaller than people expect. Tell us the garment and the logo size and we will confirm what fits before you commit.
AS 4602.1 is the garment standard and AS/NZS 1906.4 is the materials standard. The current garment edition is AS 4602.1:2024. Ask your site or your principal contractor which class they require, day only, night only or day and night, and tell us. We will match the garment to it.
As a guide, around ten to twelve units on a new embroidered logo, and fewer once your logo is digitised and on file. Print minimums differ by method. We confirm the real minimum for your garment on the quote.
No. Tape cannot be hooped and stitching through it damages its performance. Decoration has to sit in the plain fabric areas of the garment. On most taped shirts that means a left chest logo and a panel above the back tape.
Yes. Cotton drill cargo shorts and pants, stretch twill pants and a kids size run on some styles. Pants and shorts are usually left plain, though a small logo on the leg pocket is possible if you want it.
Send us the headcount, the garments you like and your deadline. We will come back with a real number, including freight to your address.
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