This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
National Instrument Test Procedures include one or more of: | measuring instrument test procedures any other test procedure prescribed by the NMI |
Classes of simple measures include one or more of: | length measuresalcoholic beverage measureslubricating oil measuresgraduated measurespharmaceutical measurestrade massesany other simple measure prescribed by the NMI |
Test equipment includes: | reference standards of measurementequipment, such as weighing instruments, strikes and funnels |
Certificates of Approvalinclude: | any Certificate issued by the Chief Metrologist under Regulation 60 of the National Measurement Regulations approving the pattern of a simple measure as being suitable for trade |
Prescribed performance criteria for simple measures include: | that the instrument is of an approved pattern that the instrument operates within the appropriate limits of error permitted by legislationthat the instrument is used in accordance with any legislative requirements |
Verification | Has the same meaning as Section 18GG of the National Measurement Act 1960 |
Verification marks | Verification marks for different instruments are defined in Sections 2.28 and 2.29 of the National Trade Measurement Regulations |
Trading practices include one or more of: | methods used for the sale of goodsusing measuring instrumentsposition of measuring instrumentsenvironmental factorssuitability of instrumentincorrect measurement |
Enforcement actions include one or more of: | formal warnings, infringement notices, undertakings, injunction and prosecutions |
Legislation includes: | national measurement legislationapplicable Commonwealth, state and territory work/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) legislation |
NMI policy includes: | test procedure variations between a verification, in-service or audit inspectionbulletinsinstructionsdeterminations |
WHS/OHS and environmental management requirements include: | complying with WHS/OHS and environmental management requirements at all times, which may be imposed through state/territory or federal legislation. These requirements must not be compromised at any time· applying standard precautions relating to the potentially hazardous nature of samplesaccessing and applying current industry understanding of infection control issued by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and State and Territory Departments of Health, where relevant |