Scale Calibration and Weights and Measures Compliance

A device register lists every weighing device with its asset number, capacity, location, and a stated use classification of commercial or internal only

Every device used only for internal checks is physically labeled so its reading cannot be mistaken for a document weight

Every commercial device has a current service and test record from a licensed scale service agency, at least annually and after any relocation, repair, impact, or suspected overload

Where the state or local authority inspects and seals commercial devices, the current inspection or seal status is recorded and the seal is intact and unbroken

Each service report identifies the device by asset and serial number and states as-found readings, adjustments, as-left readings, and the test weights used

Every service report was reviewed on receipt, and any out-of-tolerance as-found result triggered a review of shipments weighed since the last passing test and a documented notification decision

Daily operator verification of zero and a known test weight was performed and recorded for every device before use on each shift, with failures recorded as well as passes

Certified test weights are held, secured, and were checked by the service agency at the last visit

No device was adjusted, calibrated, repaired, or resealed by facility staff, and no seal applied by the authority or the agency has been broken

Any device that failed verification was tagged out of service, physically prevented from casual use, and had a work order raised the same shift, with weighing routed to another verified device

Loads are weighed within device capacity, centered on the platform, free of fouling against racks, walls, or door frames, and read after the display stabilizes

Weights on outbound documents came from a device classified for that use and were recorded as read, never estimated, carried over, copied from a packing list, or adjusted