Terms Used In Tennessee Code 47-26-1103

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • NIST: means the National Institute of Standards and Technology which is an agency of the United States department of commerce. See Tennessee Code 47-26-1102

Applicants must have available sufficient standards and equipment to adequately test devices as set forth in the “Notes” section of each applicable code in the most recent edition of NIST Handbook 44, “Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices.” When applicable, this equipment must meet the specifications of National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-1, “Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures, Specifications and Tolerances for Field Standard Weights (NIST Class F),” National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-2, “Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures, Specifications and Tolerances for Field Standard Measuring Flasks,” or National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 105-3, “Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures, Specifications and Tolerances for Graduated Neck Type Volumetric Field Standards” or other applicable handbooks, manuals, and technical papers published or referenced by NIST.