Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-13-9-.02
The Department will review and examine the qualifications of each person applying for registration as a weighing device serviceman. It will also be necessary for an applicant to have on site sufficient test weights of approved type (see National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-1) and calibration to test, in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook No. 44 and NCWM Publication No. 112, the category of scales for which registered. Registrant must have weights to test to capacity small scales of not more than 1,000 pounds capacity and for large scale testing and repair a minimum of 20,000 pounds of calibrated and approved test weights for installing, servicing and repairing large scales (i.e. livestock, vehicle and hopper) as shown in following table:
MINIMUM KNOWN TEST WEIGHTS | |
Device Capacity | Minimums (in terms of device capacity) |
0 to 300 lb. | 100% |
301 to 3,000 lb. | 25% - minimum 300 lb. |
3001 to 40,000 lb. | 25% - minimum 1,000 lb. |
40,001 lb. + | 12.5% - minimum 20,000 lb. |
Railway track scales approval require a minimum of 80,000 lb. Interim approval or enforcement action require a minimum of 30,000 lb. | |
Applicants' test weights must be calibrated and approved at least once each year or more often by the Weights and Measures Laboratory of this Department or the proper authorities of another state which can show traceability to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. If a firm applies for registration of more than one weighing device serviceman, an application must be made for each person.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-13-9-.02
Author: Reginald L. Sorrells, Patrick B. Moody
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 8-16-121.