Before the calibration the infrared thermometer should be allowed enough time to reach the temperature of the laboratory typically 15 minutes.
Thermometer calibration procedure kansas state.
Capital health environmental public health services operational standards and procedures sf24.
Not applicable 10 0 procedure and analysis.
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.
National institute of standards and technology good measurement practice.
This is an especially important consideration when bringing a thermometer in from the outside.
Thermometers that have been adjusted for 3 consecutive months will be replaced.
In most applications a thermometer should be within 1 f or 0 5 c when compared to the reference thermometer used for calibration.
Thermometers that cannot be easily calibrated through direct immersion in either.
Record the results using actual values on the thermometer calibration log along with the date and initials of the person performing the calibration procedure.
Taylor and henry v.
Hb 145 was developed as a source of calibration procedures for weights and measures laboratories and covered mass length and volume calibrations for field.
Infrared thermometers can be calibrated for accuracy just like other thermometers.
2 1 5 nbs monograph 174 thermometer calibration.
Oppermann is out of print and the majority of content has been updated and published in the publications noted below.
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.
Flores n boyle e thermometer calibration guide kansas state university january 2000.
Nbs handbook 145 1986 handbook for the quality assurance of metrological measurements by john k.
Accurate thermometers can be used as a reference thermometer ex.
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.
Properly calibrating an infrared thermometer.
Thermometer calibration guide k state research and extension animal sciences and industry n c.
There are a variety of commer.
Thermometer calibration log references.
Thermometer calibration guide nancy c.
9 0 sample handling and storage.
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.
