New publications from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. General Accounting Office, covering weighing and measuring device specifications, laws and regulations relating to metrology and engine fuel quality, patent classification, and government auditing are now available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents.
All prices are free of tax and include the cost of regular shipping and handling.
The additions are intended to improve auditors' communication compliance with laws and regulations and internal control over financial reporting. Also known as the Yellow Book. Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices includes all current codes as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, Inc. and recommended for official use by States in their control of commercial weighing and measuring apparatus. This handbook is a working tool for weights and measures officials, equipment manufacturers, installers, and repairmen, supplying them with criteria to determine the suitability, accuracy, and repetitive consistency of a weighing and measuring device, both in the laboratory and in the field. Appendices cover fundamental considerations, units and systems of measurement, general tables of units of measurement, and a list of definitions.