Thermometer Calibration Procedure Kansas State

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.

Thermometer calibration procedure kansas state. 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. Traceable thermometers are certified annually by a contractor outside of the opp microbiology laboratory.

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. Thermometer calibration log references. Flores n boyle e thermometer calibration guide kansas state university january 2000. Taylor and henry v.

National institute of standards and technology good measurement practice. Record the results using actual values on the thermometer calibration log along with the date and initials of the person performing the calibration procedure. Not applicable 10 0 procedure and analysis. In some critical applications calibration against a certified.

Hb 145 was developed as a source of calibration procedures for weights and measures laboratories and covered mass length and volume calibrations for field. Thermometer calibration guide k state research and extension animal sciences and industry n c. 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.

National institute of standards and technology nist. Before the calibration the infrared thermometer should be allowed enough time to reach the temperature of the laboratory typically 15 minutes. Thermometer calibration guide nancy c. Nbs handbook 145 1986 handbook for the quality assurance of metrological measurements by john k.

Infrared thermometers can be calibrated for accuracy just like other thermometers. This is an especially important consideration when bringing a thermometer in from the outside. 2 1 5 nbs monograph 174 thermometer calibration. 9 0 sample handling and storage.

Properly calibrating an infrared thermometer. 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. 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.