Would it be a good idea to add the fact that the periodic inspection and test resulted in a PASS or FAIL on this label? Should it be redesigned to allow for this?
Well, if we like it or not, some folk are already using the existing form of labels in this way, assuming they indicate all is well, not realising just because there is a lable does not mean it 'passed' the last inspection. Which is all it does mean - a label saying 'last inspection date' is nearer the truth than one that my be misread to imply 'guaranteed safe until'.
Personally I'd rather we left off the re-inspection date, and just said when it was last known to be working, as others have said, anything might have gone wrong since then. (not just DIY, which everyone assumes is the biggest cause of trouble, but also flooding causing water ingress, mice chewing cables, and indeed just the failure of components like lighting ballasts or to strike a fashionable note, perishing rubber.)
Well, if we like it or not, some folk are already using the existing form of labels in this way, assuming they indicate all is well, not realising just because there is a lable does not mean it 'passed' the last inspection. Which is all it does mean - a label saying 'last inspection date' is nearer the truth than one that my be misread to imply 'guaranteed safe until'.
Personally I'd rather we left off the re-inspection date, and just said when it was last known to be working, as others have said, anything might have gone wrong since then. (not just DIY, which everyone assumes is the biggest cause of trouble, but also flooding causing water ingress, mice chewing cables, and indeed just the failure of components like lighting ballasts or to strike a fashionable note, perishing rubber.)
