What is a Weighbridge calibration certificate ?

The weighbridge calibration is not a legal requirement unless you use it for trade. Calibration to ensure the Weighbridge accurately measures the weight placed on it. Without a calibration, you have no way of knowing whether you are measuring correctly or if you can rely on the measurements it’s producing. If you are relying on your Weighbridge to ensure that your business vehicle remains compliant on the roads you must be risking multiple fines by not having it calibrated regularly. Weighbridge is required unless you are using your vehicle for trade purposes.

This is where you are using the Weighbridge to measure the weight of the vehicle which is used for some kind of trade application. This results in where the price of goods is dependent on the weight of the vehicle in some way or another. In this scenario it’s obvious why trade verification is important. You can’t charge someone based on weight when you are not hundred percent certain that they have received that weight of goods. So, legal for trade verification is handled by trading standards to enforce the weights and measures act 1985. Your local council is able to offer an inspector of weights and measures to provide you with the verification testing and calibration service for a small fee and thus this will legally make your Weighbridge legal for trade. There are some instruments that come under the provision of the act for verification and calibration these are as follows-

● Pit - less Weighbridge

● Pit - type Weighbridge

● Rail Weighbridge

● Portable Weighbridge

● Rcc weighbridge

● All electronic and mechanical Weighbridge

● All types of industrial weighing scales and instruments.

Here are some of the roles and objective of calibration in consumer protection, to know more continue with this blog-

1. declaration of dimensional weight or combination on pre- packaged commodities

2. Prevent fraudulent use of instruments for short weight and measurement in the sale of goods and services.

3. Check net content of the pre- packaged commodities

4. Prevent the use of non- standard weights and measure in transactions

5. Checking deceptive packages that attract and lure the consumer throughout the size of packing .

6. Prevent rendering of services none other than through weights, measure and number

7. Lastly, check misleading advertisements with respect to the declaration of MRP viz a viz net content.

However, every Weighbridge and measure used by the dealer is done by the D & M department after due verification with a special cell indicating the identification of the inspector in the quarter in which it is verified. The validity of such stamp weights is two years whereas in the case of counter beam electronic balance is paid from scale it is one year. Therefore it is necessary to display the calibration certificate of verification granted under the act at a conspicuous place in premises where such weights or measures are always intended or likely to be used in any transaction or for industrial production or protection.