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Measurement

Canada

An Agency ofIndustry Canada

Mesures

Canada

Un organismedIndustrie Canada

Accuracy:Its YourResponsibility

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Measurement Canada, an agency o Industry Canada,

ensures that goods and services are measured

accurately by:

requiring that measuring equipment used in trade beapproved and inspected;

investigating complaints received rom businessesand consumers who believe they have not received

accurate measures;

requiring that standards be calibrated and certied; and administering and enorcing the Weights and MeasuresActand the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act.

Device Accuracy

Under the Weights and Measures Actand the Electricity and

Gas Inspection Act, weighing and measuring devices

including scales, gasoline dispensers and large petroleum

meters used or trade in Canada must meet stringent

standards.

By law, Measurement Canada can

periodically inspect devices and certain

packages o commodities to ensure that

youre ulflling your responsibilities.

While Measurement Canada inspectors and Authorized

Service Providers conduct periodic inspections, owners

and users remain legally responsible or the accuracy o

their weighing and measuring devices.

In order to satisy this requirement, you should ensure

that your devices:

have been approved, inspected, and certied beoreyou use them. I your device does not already have a

valid inspection sticker or certicate, you can obtain

one by having the device inspected by Measurement

Canada sta or by an Authorized Service Provider.

are appropriate or their intended uses. Many scalesand meters are designed with dierent eatures and

capacities or measuring certain kinds o commodities,

such as precious metals scales or weighing gold and

silver, dispensers or measuring propane, and vehicle

scales or weighing trucks and trains;

are properly installed and protected romenvironmental intererences;

are used in a manner that ensures accuratemeasurement; and

clearly indicate the weight or measure.Since accuracy is so important, you should also check

your scales and meters daily during operation to make

sure that they are properly maintained. In addition, any

sta using the devices should be trained to ensure that

the devices are used correctly a nd accurately.

Inspection Visits

While the accuracy o your measuring devices is your

responsibility, Measurement Canada also plays an

important role by enorcing standards o accuracy

across the country. Tats why you can ex pect that some

day a Measurement Canada inspector or Authorized

Service Provider will pay you a visit.

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