Thermometer Calibration Procedure Kansas State

Record the results using actual values on the thermometer calibration log along with the date and initials of the person performing the calibration procedure.

Thermometer calibration procedure kansas state. Boyle department of animal sciences and industry kansas state university weber hall manhattan ks 66506 kansas state university agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service mf 2439 january 2000. A model for state calibration laboratories 6 2 1 6 nist special publication 819 a procedure for the effective recalibration of liquid in glass thermometers. 2 1 5 nbs monograph 174 thermometer calibration. In calibration labs like the a2la accredited thermoworks calibration laboratory in american fork utah technicians use industrial black bodies like the ir 500 portable ir calibrator to calibrate infrared thermometers.

Accurate thermometers can be used as a reference thermometer ex. Thermometers that cannot be easily calibrated through direct immersion in either. Oppermann is out of print and the majority of content has been updated and published in the publications noted below. Properly calibrating an infrared thermometer.

Hb 145 was developed as a source of calibration procedures for weights and measures laboratories and covered mass length and volume calibrations for field. Thermometers that have been adjusted for 3 consecutive months will be replaced. Taylor and henry v. National institute of standards and technology good measurement practice.

Before the calibration the infrared thermometer should be allowed enough time to reach the temperature of the laboratory typically 15 minutes. Thermometer calibration log references. 10 1 annual thermometer calibration reports for nist traceable thermometers sections 7 1 7 2 and 7 3 are stored in the thermometers calibration certificates. Traceable thermometers are certified annually by a contractor outside of the opp microbiology laboratory.

Thermometer calibration guide k state research and extension animal sciences and industry n c. 9 0 sample handling and storage. In some critical applications calibration against a certified. Boyle ph d associate professor kansas state university agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service temperature is a critical measurement for ensuring the safety and quality of many food products.

Capital health environmental public health services operational standards and procedures sf24. In most applications a thermometer should be within 1 f or 0 5 c when compared to the reference thermometer used for calibration. There are a variety of commer. Not applicable 10 0 procedure and analysis.

National institute of standards and technology nist. Thermometer calibration guide nancy c. This is an especially important consideration when bringing a thermometer in from the outside.