Who is a trading standards officer and what do they do? The trading standards officer/weights and measures inspector examines places of business to ensure the use of correct weights and measures in work and monitor the application of price or wage regulations, referring exceptional or important cases to senior government officials or managers. In certain circumstances they may be empowered to take legal action.
What are the activities of the trading standards officer job? Examining places of business to ensure the use of correct weights and measures in work; monitoring price regulations; monitoring wage regulations, monitoring the descriptions of products and ensuring that they match the product in question, dealing with customer protection issues generally.
Where is it done and under what conditions? Mainly in offices or similar rooms though trading standards officers go out regularly to shops and other premises to carry out checks or investigate complaints.
What tools/equipment do they use? Information technology, telephone, fax, possibly other office equipment.
What do you need to succeed? You need higher education, patience, good communication skills, ability to exercise authority and gain respect from others.