Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 42-26-3 - Definitions3.1. "Certificate of conformance" means the document issued by the Weights and Measures Laboratory that certifies the accuracy of a working standard after it has been tested and calibrated.3.2. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Labor or his or her designee.3.3. "Division" means the West Virginia Division of Labor.3.4. "National Institute of Standards and Technology" or "NIST" refers to the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards and whose address is 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.3.5. "Primary standards" means the weights and measures standards that are traceable to the United States prototype standards supplied by the federal government or approved as being satisfactory by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.3.6. "Prover" or "prover standard" means a standard used to measure and verify the accuracy of a product's volume.3.7. "Secondary standards" means the weights and measures standards used by the Weights and Measures Laboratory for testing, calibrating and certifying working standards.3.8. "State Measurement Laboratory" or "Weights and Measures Laboratory" means the facility located at 570 MacCorkle Avenue West, St. Albans, WV 25177.3.9. "Storage fee" means the fee charged by the Division to store working standards for 10 days or more after notification that the testing and calibration has been completed. 3.10. "Weight" or "weight standard" means a standard used to measure and verify the accuracy of a product's mass or quantity.3.11. "Working standards" means the weights and measures standards that have been tested, calibrated and certified as accurate by the Weights and Measures Labopratory.