Description
Compare equipment certificate labels and expiry.
Laboratory-safety administration tracks inspection records, equipment counts, training coverage and supplied policy limits. A local balance or current-status flag can reveal a record gap while actual equipment condition, training competence and adequate protection require independent verification.
Compare equipment certificate labels and expiry.
When to use this tool
Use Biosafety Equipment Certificate Version Pair when checking the stated laboratory-safety record, timing, capacity or inventory convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter equipmentId, certificateEquipment, requiredVersion, certificateVersion, expiryDay, observationDay. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read equipmentMatches, versionMatches, unexpired. Inspect equipmentMatches, versionMatches, unexpired before interpreting the associated values.
Compare equipment certificate labels and expiry. equipmentMatches/versionMatches use literal equality, unexpired means observationDay <= expiryDay.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| equipmentId | Equipment Id | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| certificateEquipment | Certificate Equipment | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| requiredVersion | Required Version | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| certificateVersion | Certificate Version | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| expiryDay | Expiry Day | Required. Safe integer. |
| observationDay | Observation Day | Required. Safe integer. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| equipmentMatches | Equipment Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| versionMatches | Version Matches | Required. Boolean. |
| unexpired | Supplied observation/expiry comparison only; no certificate authentication or valid-from check. | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"equipmentId": "E1",
"certificateEquipment": "E1",
"requiredVersion": "v2",
"certificateVersion": "v1",
"expiryDay": 200,
"observationDay": 180
},
"output": {
"equipmentMatches": true,
"versionMatches": false,
"unexpired": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No valid-from date is checked; matching unexpired metadata does not authenticate certification, actual equipment condition or compliance.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Inspect actual equipment and verified records under the applicable procedures; use qualified risk assessment and professional judgment to determine adequate protection and actual authorization.
References
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