Weights And Measures Certifications

NCWM Annual Meeting is scheduled for July 17-21.

June 9, 2011 - With theme of "Educating Today for Tomorrow," annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures will focus on preventing fraud at oil-change services and enabling consumers to make value comparisons when shopping for printer ink. Meeting will highlight the new certification program offered by NCMW and will promote training to help weights and measures professionals keep pace with innovations in technology and marketing practices. Preventing fraud at oil-change services and enabling consumers to make value comparisons when shopping for printer ink will be among the many issues discussed at this year's annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), to be held July 17-21 in Missoula, Mont. The meeting's theme, "Educating Today for Tomorrow," highlights the new certification program offered by the NCWM and promotes training to help weights and measures professionals keep pace with innovations in technology and marketing practices. First convened by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1905, this annual meeting was among the earliest efforts to promote national uniformity in laws, regulations, methods and testing equipment for commercial weighing and measuring devices and other issues related to commerce and trade. Now in its 106th year, the conference has since matured into an independent, nonprofit entity, and membership has grown from 11 to more than 2,000. Conference goers typically include representatives from federal agencies, state and local weights and measures enforcement agencies as well as industry and trade associations. With regard to printer ink and toner cartridges, the current industry practice is to estimate how many printed pages a cartridge will produce. However, this estimate pertains to printed text only. It does not factor in graphics or pictures. To help consumers make better value comparisons and to provide officials with a method for verifying net content, the NCWM will evaluate proposals to require labeling of printer inks in terms of volume or weight (ounces or grams). Also with the aim of helping consumers, the NCWM will consider proposed model regulations that would require oil-change services to print the brand and type of oil dispensed on receipts as well as provide state regulators a means for verifying compliance. Investigations into consumer complaints resulted in the finding that these services sometimes commit fraud by charging customers for higher-priced grades or brands of oil after actually dispensing recycled oil, a lower-cost grade or generic brand. (TNN). TNN is a comprehensive source of new and timely product information in the industrial marketplace. TNN supplies new product information to the web sites, e-marketplaces and print publications that serve the industrial marketplace. For press release submissions please go to http://news.thomasnet.com/submitpr.html . BY ACCESSING, BROWSING AND/OR USING THIS WEB SITE AND/OR ANY WEB SITES PROVIDED BY ProductNews.com, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT .

National Conference on Weights and Measures Annual Meeting Set for ...

Preventing fraud at oil-change services and enabling consumers to make value comparisons when shopping for printer ink will be among the many issues discussed at this year’s annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), to be held July 17-21 in Missoula, Montana. The meeting’s theme, “Educating Today for Tomorrow,” highlights the new certification program offered by the NCWM and promotes training to help weights and measures professionals keep pace with innovations in technology and marketing practices.

The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to developing the U.S. standards for weights and measures. As such, NCWM leadership consists of volunteers who serve on our Board of Directors and committees. The NCWM is governed by Bylaws as adopted by membership and policies as set by the Board of Directors. NCWM has three standing committees. The Specifications and Tolerances Committee develops the specifications, tolerances and other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices as published in NIST Handbook 44. The Laws and Regulations Committee develops the model laws and regulations as published in NIST Handbook 130 and procedures for checking net contents of packaged goods as published in NIST Handbook 133. The Professional Development Committee promotes training and certification of individuals in all areas of weights and measures.

The NCWM meeting is open to the public, but a paid registration is required. To register and to see the full agenda, go to the NCWM website at http://ncwm.net/content/2011-ncwm-annual-meeting .

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