These units from the MSM Manufacturing Training Package provide an introduction to the work of a trade measurement inspector and are likely to be undertaken during the early phase of inspector training, prior to commencing the statutory qualification PSP40516 Certificate IV in Trade Measurement.

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This skill set is for those commencing a career as a trade measurementinspector. It provides the skills and knowledge required to undertake inspections of simple measures and simple measuring instruments used for trade and the verification of Inspectors' Class reference standards. Examples of these instruments include length measures, alcoholic beverage measures, lubricating oil measures, graduated measures, trade masses in the range 1mg to 20kg, beverage measuring instruments, protein measuring instruments, length measuring instruments, area measuring instruments, dimensional measuring instruments, vehicle tanks and milk tanks as well as the auxiliary devices point of sale systems and control systems for liquid-measuring systems (consoles).Examples of Inspectors’ Class reference standards are masses, measures of length (rigid and flexible), and volume measures, such as those used to test beverage or fuel dispensers.

These units are taken from MSM Manufacturing Training Package and meet the competency requirements of the National Measurement Institute for an Assistant Trade Measurement Officer.