Training Videos

​The training material has been developed and provided by members of APLMF.

The procedures detailed in the training material are normally specific to the member’s national legislation, but could be utilised by other economies as a resource.

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Videos on this page: 

• ​​Verification of Fuel Dispensers
• Verification of Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments
• Mass handling system​​

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​Verification of Fuel Dispensers 

Supplied by Australia 

Role of Australian trade measurement in the fuel industry 

Staying safe while on fuel forecourts

An overview of the safety considerations a Legal Metrology Official should be aware of.

Preparing for testing a fuel dispenser
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Carrying out a visual inspection of a fuel dispenser  

Construction and operation of a fuel dispenser

Functional test – checking the zero setting 

Determining the flow rate of a fuel dispenser 

Accuracy test

Pre-set test 

Gas elimination test

To ensure air introduced into the fuel dispenser is not measured 

Anti-drain valve test

To ensure required pressure is maintained within dispenser

Functional test – automatic nozzle cut-off device  

Interlock test 

To ensure no more than one hose can operate at the same time 

Functional test - price computing check 

Verification of Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments
Supplied by Australia

Overview of weighing instruments and role of legal metrology official

Procedures for determining an error and MPE changeover points 

Weighing performance test

Types of weighing instruments and their components

​Accuracy of zero setting device test

Discrimination test 

Visual inspection of a weighing instrument

​Eccentricity test

Repeatability test

Test the instrument at 5 test loads including the MPE changeover points in increasing and decreasing loads. The substitution method is also performed. 

Accuracy of tare setting device test

Supplementary test - conforming the Initial zero setting range 

Mass handling system 
Supplied by New Zealand

A system developed for handling 20kg, 10kg and 5kg mass standards during the verification process