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NIST - Examination Procedure Outlines (EPOs)
(formerly NIST Handbook 112)
2015 DRAFT CONTENT
The following DRAFT copies of EPOs are posted for temporary use.
EPO 5-Prescription and Jeweler Scales – Part 1 Electronic
EPO 5-Appendix A – Table 1 Units of Mass Conversion Tables (1) – Carat (Metric) to Grams (Excel File)
EPO 5-Appendix A – Table 2 Unit of Mass Conversion Tables – Pennyweight (Troy) to Grams (Excel File)
EPO 5-Appendix A – Table 3 Units of Mass Conversion Tables (3) – Pounds (avoirdupois) to Grams (Excel File)
EPO 5-Appendix A – Table 4 Units of Mass Conversion Tables (4) – Ounces (avoirdupois) to Grams (Excel File)
EPO 5-Appendix A – Table 5 Units of Mass Conversion Tables (5) – Ounces (troy) to Grams (Excel File)
EPO 7-Medium – Capacity Scales
EPO 9-Part 1 – Monorail Scales – Electronic Digital Indicators Part 2 – Monorail Scales and Meat Beams – Mechanical
EPO 12-Livestock and Animal Scales Part 1 – Electronic Digil Indicating Part 2 – Mechanical – Analog Indicating
EPO 13-Vehicle and Axle-Load Scales Part 1 – Electronic Digital Indicating Part 2 – Mechanical-Analog Indicating
EPO 16-Automatic Bulk Weighing Systems
EPO 16-Appendix A Description of Test Methods
EPO 16-Appendix B High-Level Steps to Performing the Increasing-Load Test Using the Substitution or Alternative Substitution Test Method
EPO 16-Appendix B/Supplement 1 Applying the High-Level Steps of the Substitution and Alternative Substitution Test Method
EPO 16-Appendix B/Supplement 2 Determining Scale Error When Applying the Substitution Test Method
EPO 16-Appendix B/Supplement 3 Determining Scale Error When Applying the Alternative Substitution Test Method
EPO 21-Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers Single, Dual, and Multi-Product (except blenders)
EPO 22-Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers – Blended Products
EPO 23-Vehicle-Tank Meters (VTMs) – Power-Operated
EPO 24-Vehicle-Tank Meters (VTMs) – Gravity-Discharge
EPO 26-Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Liquid-Measuring Systems
EPO 28-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers