METHOD OF FACILITATING CONTROLLED FLOW OF INFORMATION FOR SAFETY EQUIPMENT ITEMS AND DATABASE RELATED THERETO

摘要

Method and database facilitating a controlled flow of information relating to a plurality of unique safety equipment items produced by a producer through at least a portion of a life cycle of each of the plurality of safety equipment items. One of a plurality of unique identifiers is first associated with each of the plurality of safety equipment items produced by the producer. Each of the plurality of unique identifiers is second associated with a customer of at least one of the plurality of safety equipment items. A database representative of information obtained from the first associating step and from the second associating step is established, the database being controlled by the producer. A selected portion of the information related to the first association and to the second association is ported to a plurality of customers of the plurality of safety equipment items.