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County weights-and-measures chief outlines scope, risks and consumer impacts
Summary
Jacob Murphy, chief inspector for the Evansville–Vanderburgh County Department of Weights and Measures, told commissioners the department inspects devices from retail scales to fuel pumps and that small measurement errors can cost consumers and erode tax revenue.
Jacob Murphy, chief inspector of the Evansville–Vanderburgh County Department of Weights and Measures, told the Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners on May 6 that the office checks commercial measuring devices ranging from gasoline pumps to deli scales and industrial vehicle scales.
Murphy said the department’s work supports fair commerce and protects both buyers and sellers. "When we ensure accuracy, we protect consumers from being shortchanged and businesses from unknowingly giving away product," he said.
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