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Hydrogen promotes uniformity in U.S. weights and Calendar of
International measures laws, regulations, and Events/Training
Legal Metrology standards to achieve equity between Calendar
Lab Metrology buyers and sellers in the marketplace. Contact Us
Metric (SI) This enhances consumer confidence, Education Resources
Packaging & enables U.S. businesses to compete How to Request
Labeling fairly at home and abroad, and Training using OWM
Price Verification strengthens the U.S. economy. Contacts
Proficiency Management System
Testing OWM partners with the National The National
Publications Conference on Weights and Measures Conference on
OWM Contact (NCWM), an organization of State and Weights and
Management local weights and measures officials and Measures (NCWM)
System representatives of business, industry, Newsletter
consumer groups, and Federal agencies, Newsletter Archive
Programs/Projects to develop U.S. standards in the form of NIST Library Virtual
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Metrology (OIML) to bring efficiency and cost OWM Contact
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Legal Metrology stakeholders doing business overseas,
Devices through the promotion of harmonized Popular LinksHandbook 44 -
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OWM ensures traceability of state Contact
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SI; develops procedures for legal Krebs
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metrologists and weights and measures 301-975-4004 Telephone
officials. OWM provides guidance on 301-975-8091 Facsimile
the model weights and measures laws
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It is estimated that sales of products or
services impacted by weights and
measures laws in the United States
represent approximately 50 percent of
the U.S. Gross Domestic Product.
Industry sectors potentially affected by
the decisions of the NCWM include
retail food sales, other retail sales,
petroleum products, transportation, and
chemicals.
News
NIST Handbook 44 - 2012 Edition
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January 26-27, 2012
Fundamentals of Metrology
February 6-10, 2012
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