Method and system for tracking glove failure

A method of identifying an area or processing operation utilized in a plant from which a damaged glove originated, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of differently colored sets of gloves;
• assigning a differently colored set of gloves to each of a plurality of areas or a plurality of processing operations in the plant;
• causing workers in a first area or first processing operation in the plant to wear gloves of a first color;
• causing workers in a second area or second processing operation in the plant to wear gloves of a second color;
• and
• utilizing a color of a piece of glove located in a product to identify in which of the first and second areas or processing operations the piece originated.

A method of identifying a processing plant from which a damaged piece of glove originated, said method comprising the steps of:

• marking gloves originating in a first processing plant with a first identifier;
• and
• marking gloves originating in a second processing plant with a second identifier;
• providing a list of matching identifiers and processing plants to merchants;
• where the list includes the first and second identifiers matched with the first and second processing plants, respectively.