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Approved Occupational Clothing Guidelines 2017
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'Stand Alone' Identifiers
- The identifier must be in a contrasting colour or shade to that used for the item to which it is attached and be of sufficient size to be plainly visible to the casual observer from a distance of two metres. The employer, product or service depicted must also be easily identifiable from the same distance. The minimum size of stand alone identifiers to be used are:
(a) Clothing items: The stand alone identifier should be sufficient to cover 80% of a 4 square centimetre area (eg 2 cm x 2 cm, 1 cm x 4 cm etc.) This will allow identifiers of different shapes to qualify.
(b) Accessories: The stand alone identifier should cover a 1 square centimetre area.
These are minimum qualifications only, and the identifiers may be larger.
- A 'stand alone' identifier must be permanently affixed by being, for example, ironed on, sewn down on all sides, embroidered into, or printed onto an item of clothing. Detachable badges, pins, buttons and flag tags sewn into seams are not acceptable and will not qualify clothing for entry on the Register.