The Collar360

Weights and measures inspector

Other names

tester of weights and measures, trading standards officer, inspector of weights and measures, trading standards supervisor, inspector and tester of weights and measures, regulatory services officer, trading standards team leader, trading standards manager, weights and measures inspector and tester, weights and measures tester

Environment, safety and regulation

They check that packaged goods have the right weight, amount and packing, and they write down any problems they find.

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  1. 1

    Check that packaged goods follow the rules and agreements.

  2. 2

    Confirm that the amount inside a package is right.

  3. 3

    Check that the contents match what the package says.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
inspecteur de poids et mesures/inspectrice de poids et mesures
español
inspector de pesos y medidas/inspectora de pesos y medidas
العربية
مفتش الأوزان والمقاييس / مفتش الأوزان والمقاييس
português
Inspetor de pesos e medidas/Inspetora de pesos e medidas
Deutsch
Gewichte- und Maßekontrolleur/Gewichte- und Maßekontrolleurin
italiano
ispettore di pesi e misure/ispettrice di pesi e misure

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