Service Description: The Enforcement team carry out inspections and investigate matters which may involve criminal offences. - Misleading prices and advertising - Safety of consumer goods - The accuracy of weighing and measuring equipment e.g. petrol pumps, scales and optics - Health and welfare of farm animals
Also known as:- Fair Trading, Licence - Weighbridge Operator, Weights and Measures
Answer: Yes. Operators of public weighing equipment must hold a certificate of competence from a Chief Trading Standards Officer. Applicants will be expected to show that they can operate the weighbridge safely and correctly, and complete all necessary paperwork satisfactorily.