METHOD OF RETROFITTING SAFETY EQUIPMENT ITEMS AND DATABASE

摘要

Database and method facilitating a set of information relating to a plura lity of first safety equipment items produced by a producer. One of a plural ity of unique identifiers is applied to each of the plurality of first safet y equipment items before the plurality of first safety equipment items leave control of the producer. A database representative of information associate d with a plurality of unique identifiers and a plurality of safety equipment items is established. The one of the plurality of unique identifiers is ass ociated with a respective one of the plurality of first safety equipment ite ms. A plurality of second safety equipment items is retrofitted by applying one of the plurality of unique identifiers with a respective one of the plur ality of second safety equipment items after the plurality of second safety equipment items leaves control of the producer. The one of the plurality of unique identifiers is associated with a respective one of the plurality of s afety equipment items.