PSD- 4300 Monorail Scale Test Rept.

OMB Control No. 0581-0308

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM
PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS DIVISION
2a. Test Agency

3a. Scale Owner

b. Address

b. Physical Address of Scale

c. City

d. State e. Phone

4. Indicator Manufacturer

f. E-mail

5. Serial Number

1. Page

Monorail Scale Test Report

c. City

d. State

7. Accuracy Class
8. Weighing Speed (head per hour)
Not Marked
Marked III
/hr.
11. Scale Division 12. Minimum Tare Division
13. Tare Setting (As Found) 14. COC For Weighing Element

9. Scale Location 10. Scale Capacity
Kill Floor
Shipping
Cooler
lbs.
15. Category Carcasses Weighed
Beef
Pork
Lamb
Other

6. Model Number

lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
16. How is Tare Deducted
Zero Knob or Screw
Tare Module
Push Button Zero
Tare Bar & Poise
Balance Ball
Accounting
By Computer

17. Test Date (mm/dd/yyyy) 18. Previous Test Date 19. Test Weights:
20. Test Weights Certified 21. Accessories Used
(mm/dd/yyyy)
(mm/yyyy)
Service Company
Printer
Company
Grading Equipment & Systems
Weights and Measures
Type Used _______________
Test Data
22. Type of Test
23. Discrimination Test (As Found)
24. AZT (auto zero)
Static
Dynamic
Zero Load = __________ lb. Maximum Load = _____________ lb.
Range = _______________ lbs.
25. Static Test
27. Dynamic Test
Reference Scale SN ________________
Position
(25a)

Weight
(25b)

Indicating
Element
(25c)

Error (lbs.)
(25d)

Carcass
(27a)

Hot Wt.
(27b)

Static Wt.
(27c)

Difference
(27d)

Carcass
(27a)

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
26. Decreasing Load Test

Balance
30.Test Results

Static Wt.
(27c)

Difference
(27d)

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11
12
13
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10% of the individual test loads may be in 28. Totals
error, each not to exceed two times the
29. % Change
tolerance. The error on the total of the
individual test loads shall not exceed +/0.20%.

Marking approved indicates that the errors indicated on this test report are within the
accuracy requirements specified in National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Handbook 44 as required in the regulations (9 CFR 201.71)

31. Remarks (If serial number has changed, please note here)
32. Receipt of Report Acknowledged (Signature):

Hot Wt.
(27b)

Approved
Condemned
Rejected
Other ___________

33. Scale Inspector (Signature):

Response is required in order to assure that tests and inspections have been made on scales to show their accuracy so that carcasses may be
weighed (9 CFR 201.72). Information held confidential (9 CFR 201.96).

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Instructions to Complete Monorail Scale Test Report Form PSD 4300
The scale inspector or person testing the scale must complete Form PSD 4300 to document the scale tests
required by the Packers and Stockyards Division.
Submit the completed form to the appropriate regional office of the Packers and Stockyards Division that
covers your state, as listed below.
If you have any questions regarding this form, please contact the appropriate regional office. If additional
forms are needed, please visit our website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/
Regional Offices of the Packers and Stockyards Division
Agricultural Marketing Service, Fair Trade Practices Program
Atlanta Regional Office
Denver Regional Office
Des Moines Regional Office
75 Ted Turner Dr., SW, Suite 230 3950 Lewiston St., Suite 200
210 Walnut Street, Room 317
Aurora, CO 80011-1556
Atlanta, GA 30303-3308
Des Moines, IA 50309-2110
Telephone: (303) 375-4240
Telephone: (404) 562-5840
Telephone: (515) 323-2579
FAX: (303) 371-4609
FAX: (404) 562-5848
FAX: (515) 323-2590
e-mail:
e-mail:
e-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
States Covered
States Covered
States Covered
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA,
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS,
IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, MN, ND,
LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, NE, OH, SD, WI
NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN,
WA, WY
VA, VT, WV
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Subject
Page Number

Instruction
The page number is normally 1 of 1. If additional space is needed,
number pages identifying the current page number and the total
number of pages. For example, page 2 of 3.

2
a
through
f
3
a
through
d
4

Test Agency

Enter the name, address, city, state, phone number, and e-mail
address of the scale test agency.

Scale Owner and
Address

Enter the name of the scale owner and the address, city, and state
where the scale is located.

Indicator
Manufacturer

Enter the name of the manufacturer of the beam, dial, or digital
indicator.

5

Serial Number

Enter the serial number of the indicator being tested.

6

Model Number

7

Accuracy Class

Enter the model number of the indicator from the manufacturer’s
ID plate.
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the class of scale is
Marked III or Not Marked.

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Scale Location

Instruction
Indicate weighing speed by entering the number of head of
livestock per hour.
Check the appropriate box to indicate the location of the scale.

10

Scale Capacity

Enter the maximum weighing capacity of the scale in pounds.

11
12

Scale Division

Enter the scale division or graduation in pounds.
Enter the minimum tare division in pounds.

13
14
15

Subject
Weighing Speed

Minimum Tare
Division
Tare Setting

Enter the tare setting in pounds (as found).

Certificate of
Enter the NIST certificate of conformance number
Conformance
Category Livestock Check the type of livestock weighed.
Weighed

16
17

Tare Deduction
Test Date

Check the appropriate box to indicate how tare is deducted.
Enter the date you are testing the scale (mm/dd/yyyy).

18

Previous Test Date

Enter the date the scale was previously tested (mm/dd/yyyy)

19

Test Weights

20

Certification Date

Check the appropriate box to indicate the owner of the test
weights used.
Enter the date the test weights were last certified.

21

Accessories Used

Check the appropriate box to indicate accessories used with the
scale. If electronic grading equipment is used, enter the type.

22

Type of Test

Test Data
Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the test is static or
dynamic.

23

Discrimination
Test

For static scale test, a discrimination test shall be conducted on all
automatic indicating scales with the weighing device in equilibrium
at or near zero load and at or near maximum test load.
On a digital device, this test is conducted from just below the lower
edge of the zone of uncertainty for increasing load tests, or from
just above the upper edge of the zone of uncertainty for
decreasing-load tests.

24

Form PSD 4300

AZT (auto zero)

Enter the range, in pounds, (plus – minus) at which the
scale will automatically reset to zero for minor balance
changes. On a dynamic monorail weighing system, means
shall be provided to automatically maintain these
conditions.

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Subject
Static Test

Instruction
It is important that you fill out the test report in the sequence and
in the manner you conducted the test. If you begin a test and
determine that the scale is defective, and then correct the defective
condition, record this in sequence on the test report.
(a) Enter the location or position on the rail of the test weights,
(b) Enter the amount of test weight on the scale,
(c) Enter the weight displayed on the scale indicator, and
(d) Subtract the amount in column b from the amount in
column c; enter as the error.

26

Decreasing Load
Test and
Balance

27

Dynamic Test

28

Totals

For dial and digital scales only, enter the test data for the
decreasing load test and the resulting balance.
On the balance line, enter resulting balance after the test is
completed.
Weigh 20 carcasses or parts of carcasses on dynamic scale and
on static scale, calculate the difference for each carcass. The
weight difference on no more than 2 carcasses can exceed 2
times the tolerance.
Total hot weight, static weight and difference.

29

% Change

30

Test Results

31

Remarks

32

Receipt Signature

33

Inspector Signature The scale inspector or person(s) testing the scale must sign the test
report form.

Form PSD 4300

To determine the percent change, take the total difference
divided by the total hot weight times 100. % Change = (32d /
32c) x 100. The percent change cannot exceed +/- 0.20%
The scale inspector or person(s) testing the scale enters the test
results.
Use the “Remarks” section to enter needed explanations,
comments, adjustment you made, recommendations needed to
correct a defective condition, etc. If the indicator has changed,
please make note of the previous serial number here.
The owner or responsible person must sign the form
acknowledging receipt of a copy of the test report form.

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