The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Metrology Laboratory maintains the reference and working standards of mass and volume for the State of Oregon. The Oregon standards are traceable to the International System of Units (SI) through intercomparisons of standards that are traceable to the standards maintained at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The standards at NIST are traceable to the International Prototype Kilogram, which is kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in France.
The Weights and Measures Metrology Laboratory is responsible for the calibration of the equipment used by the Weights and Measures compliance specialists in their testing of commercial measuring devices used in the state of Oregon.
The Weights and Measures Metrology Laboratory also offers precision measurement and calibration services, for a fee, to customers in the areas of mass and volume.
Resources
National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Weights and Measures Metrology Lab
Office of Weights and Measures
301-975-4004
301-975-8091
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600owm@nist.gov
NIST Laboratory Metrology Program
Office of Weights and Measures Certificate of Measurement Traceability
NIST Office of Weights and Measures directory of state laboratories including contact information and measurement traceability certificates. State laboratories