Which information must appear on an MSD name plate regarding manufacturing date?

• A. Month/year of completion of manufacture
• B. Day/Month/Year of shipment
• C. Day/Month/Year of inspection
• D. Year of last certification

Answer: (A)

This tests knowing what date information belongs on an MSD name plate. The date shown should be the month and year when the item was completed at manufacture. This provides a stable age reference for the device and helps with determining service life and replacement timing. The exact day of manufacture isn’t needed on the name plate and can vary within a production run, so it isn’t used for regulatory or warranty calculations. Dates like shipment or inspection refer to events after manufacture and are tracked separately, not as the manufacturing date. The year of last certification concerns compliance status and is tied to certificates, not the original production date. So the month and year of completion of manufacture is the appropriate date information to include.