NCWM Welcomes New Members (4/23/2022 - 6/6/2022)
Chairman’s Column Continued
For far too long Weights & Measures has been under appreciated, underfunded, and under the stigma of weak mind and strong back regulators! It must be pointed out that we as regulators have a “duty” to insure Equity in the marketplace, all of us from the boss on down! So, it is necessary to speak the same language. What we do is one of the single most important jobs ever, from the Chief on to the inspector, and from the inspector to the Chief. It is as old as civilization itself. And it’s our duty, so have must have each other’s backs. While traveling to the different regions this year, I have met the future of Weights & Measures in this country, each region has a different but similar outlook for their duty to Equity. Will we ever be totally unified as W&M regulators across the country? That remains to be seen, but that is a goal we all should be considering as a priority. Old habits do die hard … We have accomplished the two thing that we set out to do this year. With the help of Constantine Cotsoratis, the Inspector Field Training Manual was a success, and is available on our web site: under “Training and Exams” or contact the NCWM office and request an actual handbook. Also, a big thank to David Sefcik and our partners at NIST for putting together the LP Survey. And most of all, the states and jurisdictions who participated in the actual execution of the project. The NIST Statisticians are putting the final figures together and the results will be forth coming. This was a big deal folks, and I personally THANK every one of you who were involved, thank you very much. And least I forget, the Board of Directors, the Chair is only as good as his support, you’re the best thank you all!
Lastly it has been a great privilege and honor to serve as Chairman of the National Conference on Weights & Measures. It is my hope that in the future the Conference will be the considered the single most authority for Weights & Measures in the USA, and that we and our partners, will be able to promote the importance of uniformity, and a simple concept… That Equity Shall Prevail! For the sake of Equity
Ivan Hankins, “Old Inspectors never die, They’re just placed ‘Out of Service’”- Ivan
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