New! VizLite Technology from Mark's Commercial and the OPA
Date: 2025-03-24
The OPA has partnered with Mark’s Commercial to bring VizLite technology to paramedics across Canada. VizLite comes from the UK and features enhanced PPE that protects paramedics with an additional third layer of safety that gives off an incredible afterglow that is designed to save lives and modernize paramedic PPE.
Traditionally, paramedics have been protected with bright chartreuse colours and retro-reflective striping but this is often not enough. What happens when paramedics work in very dark or pitch black environments? How do paramedics stand out while on scene beside a fast-moving freeway, in a rural area at night, at a music festival or in a dark ditch?
VizLite technology from Mark’s Commercial works best in the dark! A few minutes of light is more than enough to prime this technology to emit an extremely bright afterglow in any environment with low light or no light. Just opening the back doors of an ambulance to grab your gear provides enough light to supercharge the VizLite striping for up to 8 hours.
- What is VizLite striping made of? Strontium Aluminate phosphorescent crystals
- How long does it take to charge VizLite? Just 5-10 minutes anytime during your shift
- How is VizLite charged? Passive exposure to normal light
- How long does the VizLite afterglow last? Up to 8 hours
- What about VizLite washing instructions? Hang dry recommended
VizLite from Mark's Commercial and the OPA does not replace existing safety technology, but rather adds an additional third layer of protection. This incredible new supercharged safety gear will give off an afterglow that is designed to save lives and modernize paramedic PPE.
The goal is to protect every paramedic across Canada so we can all go home to our family as safe and healthy as we were at the beginning of every shift.
The OPA would like to thank Leeds-Grenville Paramedic Service and Lanark County Paramedic Service for participating in our innovative VizLite active duty wear trials. Thank you to all of the paramedics involved for stepping up to change the future with this incredible new supercharged safety gear from Mark's Commercial.
VizLite (Test 1 of 5)
Activated with 2 minutes of light and then a pitch black environment.
VizLite (Test 2 of 5)
Activated with 30 seconds of light and then a pitch black environment.
VizLite (Test 3 of 5)
Can you guess which uniforms have VizLite and which ones do not? We would also like to thank Max the Dog for always wearing his PPE.
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VizLite (Test 4 of 5)
The VizLite afterglow is so powerful after being exposed to normal light for only 10 minutes that it actually lights up the walls.
VizLite (Test 5 of 5)
VizLite at dusk during active duty wear trials. Photo credit: Natalie Libben, Superintendent (Leeds-Grenville Paramedic Service)
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