RED:
WARNING
Cut Level A
Light protection for low-risk tasks where flexibility, dexterity, and comfort are prioritised over cut resistance.
THE TRAFFISYSTEM®: A SMARTER APPROACH TO HAND PROTECTION
The TraffiSystem® is an industry-first, colour-coded safety framework designed to make choosing the right level of cut protection simple, visual, and consistent across your teams.
Developed by Traffi as the original colour-coded approach to hand protection, it provides a clear, structured hand protection system to standardise glove selection across your organisation. You can improve safety outcomes, support compliance, and make hand protection easier to manage at scale.
A SIMPLER WAY FOR YOU TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT LEVEL OF PROTECTION
The TraffiSystem® is a colour-coded safety glove system that gives you a clear, visual way to match glove protection to task risk, without slowing down decision-making. Instead of relying on complex standards or technical specifications alone, each glove is aligned to a simple traffic light system that your teams can understand instantly:
DISCOVER THE GLOVES BEHIND THE TRAFFISYSTEM®
Our colour-coded glove range makes hand protection easier to understand, easier to manage and easier to get right. From everyday cut resistance to high-risk tasks, every glove is built for performance, comfort and confidence on site.
WHY A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO HAND PROTECTION MATTERS
Choosing the correct glove is critical to preventing hand injuries, but in many organisations, glove selection is inconsistent, unclear, or based on habit rather than risk.
The TraffiSystem® was developed to help you solve this by providing a structured, easy-to-understand framework for a structured hand protection system.
It enables you to:
- Standardise glove selection across multiple sites
- Reduce confusion around protection levels
- Support safer working practices
- Improve adoption among your workforce
By simplifying decision-making, you can ensure the right level of protection is used for each task.
It supports:
- Clear risk-based selection
You can align gloves to task risk levels, helping ensure appropriate protection is consistently applied.
- Improved compliance
A simple, visual system makes it easier for your teams to follow safety guidelines and use the correct gloves.
- Worker understanding and adoption
Colour-coded protection is easy to recognise, helping improve engagement and correct usage on site.
- Standardisation across sites
You can apply the same system across departments, locations, and job roles.
This helps you to move from ad-hoc glove selection to a more controlled and effective safety strategy.
A PRACTICAL APPROACH
TO SUPPORTING YOU
The TraffiSystem® is not just a way of categorising gloves. It forms part of a broader approach to supporting your hand safety programme.
Traffi works with you to implement the system through:
- Hand safety assessments
- Glove trials and on-site evaluations
- Ongoing support and guidance
- Usage data and performance insights
- Training and safety assets
This means the system is applied effectively in your real working environments, not just defined in theory.
HELPING YOU DELIVER BETTER SAFETY SOLUTIONS TO YOUR CUSTOMERS
If you are a distributor, the TraffiSystem® helps you move from product-led selling to a more structured, consultative approach using a proven safety glove system.
Instead of…
- Selling individual gloves based on price or availability
- Explaining complex standards and specifications
- Leaving customers to interpret protection levels themselves
You can…
- Clearly explain protection levels using a simple colour-coded system
- Recommend gloves based on task-specific risk
- Support structured customer safety programmes
- Present a consistent, professional approach to hand protection
This makes it easier for you to guide decisions, add value to your customers, and position yourself as a trusted safety partner.
HOW THE TRAFFISYSTEM® WORKS IN YOUR INDUSTRY
The TraffiSystem® is used across a wide range of industries to improve hand safety and simplify glove selection.
The system helps to support organisations like yours in achieving key goals.
FIND THE RIGHT GLOVE FOR YOUR TASK, FAST
The TraffiSystem® makes it easy for you to identify the right glove for the job.Start by assessing the level of cut risk, then select the corresponding protection level:
Red - Low risk.
Cut Level A
General handling and low cut exposure
Amber - Medium risk.
Cut Levels B–C
Moderate cut risks and more demanding tasks
Green - High Risk.
Cut Levels D-F
High-risk environments involving sharp materials
Each protection level is supported by a range of gloves designed for different applications and working conditions.
READY TO IMPLEMENT THE TRAFFISYSTEM® IN YOUR BUSINESS?
If you are looking to improve hand safety across your organisation, the TraffiSystem® gives you a practical and proven framework.
Traffi can support you in assessing your current approach, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing a structured hand protection system across your organisation.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Each colour in the TraffiSystem represents a different level of cut protection, helping you quickly match gloves to the level of risk involved in a task. Red indicates lower risk, amber represents medium risk, and green is used for higher-risk applications. This simple structure makes protection levels easy to understand across your workforce, while still aligning with recognised standards. You can explore how these levels relate to performance in the ultimate guide to safety gloves.
Although the system simplifies selection through colour coding, it still aligns with recognised safety standards and performance levels. This ensures that while your teams benefit from a simple, visual system, you are still meeting the technical requirements needed for compliance.
A hand protection system gives you a structured way to match gloves to task risk, helping ensure the correct level of protection is used consistently across your organisation. The Traffi System simplifies this by using a clear, colour-coded approach to cut resistance, making it easier for your teams to understand and apply protection levels in practice.
Yes. The system is designed to be scalable, allowing you to apply a consistent approach to glove selection across multiple locations, departments, and job roles. By using the same colour-coded structure throughout your organisation, you can standardise PPE, improve communication, and reduce inconsistencies in glove usage. This is particularly valuable in larger operations where maintaining control over PPE selection can be challenging.
The system helps reduce hand injuries by ensuring that the correct level of protection is used for each task. When glove selection is simplified and clearly understood, your workforce is more likely to use appropriate protection consistently. This reduces the risk of under-protection or incorrect glove choice. By combining structured selection with practical implementation, the TraffiSystem supports a more proactive approach to injury prevention.
The TraffiSystem was developed as an original, colour-coded approach to hand protection, designed to simplify glove selection without losing alignment to technical standards. Unlike product-led approaches that rely heavily on specifications, it focuses on usability, helping your teams apply protection levels quickly and consistently. This makes it easier to implement across real working environments and supports a more structured approach to hand safety.
The TraffiSystem supports compliance by making safety guidance easier to follow and apply in real working environments. When protection levels are clearly defined and visually communicated, your teams are more likely to select and use the correct gloves consistently. This reduces reliance on interpretation and helps standardise behaviour across sites. A clearer understanding of performance levels and standards, as outlined in the ultimate guide to safety gloves, supports this further.
Yes. The TraffiSystem gives you a clear framework to guide customer conversations around hand protection. Instead of focusing only on individual products, you can present a structured approach that helps customers understand risk, select the right glove, and improve consistency. This supports more consultative relationships and makes it easier to demonstrate value beyond price, particularly when introducing new products or supporting safety programmes.
Implementing the TraffiSystem typically starts with understanding your current glove usage, identifying task risks, and aligning protection levels accordingly. From there, you can introduce a consistent, colour-coded approach across your organisation, supported by product selection, trials, and workforce guidance. This structured approach makes it easier to standardise PPE and improve long-term safety outcomes, building on the principles outlined in the glove selection process.
