Hi-Vis Hazard Marking Tape: Cordoning, Floor Marking and Vehicle Conspicuity in Kenya
SHL stocks two distinct families of hi-vis tape for two distinct jobs: non-adhesive “zebra” caution tape for cordoning off an area at a distance, and adhesive hazard-marking tape for sticking directly onto a fixed obstruction, low headroom or floor-level change. Buying the wrong one is the most common mistake — a cordon tape won’t stay put on a step edge, and an adhesive tape can’t be strung between two posts.
Cordoning off an area: non-adhesive caution tape
The Caution Tape range (SKU 1202-5RW red/white, SKU 1202-5BY yellow/black) is non-adhesive hi-vis tape in the diagonal “zebra” pattern, used to cordon off sites — strung between posts, cones or fixed points rather than stuck down. It comes in 70mm width and 100m, 250m or 500m rolls, so a small work area and a full site perimeter are covered by the same product line at different lengths.
Section takeaway
- Non-adhesive zebra tape (red/white or yellow/black, 70mm, up to 500m rolls) is for stringing a boundary between posts or cones — not for sticking onto a surface.
Marking a fixed hazard: adhesive tape
For a hazard that doesn’t move — a step edge, low headroom, a change in floor level, mobile-equipment paths, or the area around a permanent warning notice — SHL stocks adhesive PVC hazard-marking tape in yellow (SKU 1202-764 Y) and black/yellow (SKU 1202-766), both 50mm × 33m rolls with a self-adhesive back for direct application.
Vehicle conspicuity: the 3M-certified option
A different job again — making a vehicle visible from a distance in low light — is covered by SHL’s Adhesive Conspicuity Marking Tape (SKU 1202-983), 3M™ Diamond Grade™ Series 983. This is the one SKU in the range with an independently verifiable certification printed directly on the product listing: it meets or exceeds FMVSS 108 and carries the DOT-C2 certification mark, with a 10-year prorated warranty. It’s a genuinely different specification from the cordon and floor tapes above, built for vehicle bodies rather than sites.
Source: 3M™ Diamond Grade™ Series 983 product specification, as printed on SHL’s own listing for SKU 1202-983.
The one tape that does two jobs
One product sits in both this cluster and our anti-slip tape guide: the photoluminescent yellow/black anti-slip tape (SKU 1202-3060) is both a floor-adhesion product and a hi-vis hazard marker, since it glows after the lights go out — useful on stair noses and walkway edges where both slip risk and low-light visibility are the same problem. It’s covered in full, including sizing and typical placements, in that guide rather than repeated here.
Common questions
What’s the difference between caution tape and hazard marking tape?
Caution tape (SKU 1202-5RW, 1202-5BY) is non-adhesive and used to cordon off an area between posts or fixed points. Hazard marking tape (SKU 1202-764 Y, 1202-766) is adhesive and applied directly onto a fixed surface like a step edge or low-headroom obstruction.
Is the vehicle conspicuity tape certified to any standard?
Yes — SKU 1202-983 is 3M™ Diamond Grade™ Series 983, which meets or exceeds FMVSS 108 and carries the DOT-C2 certification mark, per 3M’s own product specification.
What roll lengths are the caution tapes available in?
70mm wide, in 100m, 250m or 500m rolls, in either red/white or yellow/black.
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