MDA gas inspection footage & interviews for TV station use

(An edited version of this video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX_pPCQHB3A)

The footage in this video may be used for broadcast purposes, with credit given to the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
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Footage in this video was taken at the Marathon gas station in Williamston, MI.

MDARD employees who appeared in this video (in order of appearance) are:

Opening Scene, Foreground - Robert DeRubeis, Weights and Measures Program Manager
Background - Chris Chamberlain - Weights and Measures Inspector

Pump Test - Chris Chamberlain, Weights and Measures Inspector

Underground Storage Tank Scene - Narrator - Tim White, Motor Fuels Quality Acting Program Manager
Inspector - Willem Vilders, Motor Fuel Quality Inspector

Octane Testing - Same as above

ABOUT MDARD'S WEIGHTS AND MEASURES PROGRAM - The Michigan Department of Agriculture's Weights and Measures Program is charged with ensuring that everything bought or sold on the basis of weight, measure or count is done in accordance with the requirements of state law. The Weights and Measures Act, as enforced by the program, ensures that everyone - consumer or business - gets a fair measure of what they are selling or what they paid for. Thus a level playing field is maintained to preserve and promote fair competition. This responsibility largely falls to a small group of highly trained technical field inspectors.

The Weights and Measures Inspector also has the added responsibility of investigating consumer complaints throughout the entire state. Many of these are connected with consumers who are concerned that the gasoline pump is not calibrated correctly and that they are paying for more gas than they are getting. Complaints come from industry and consumers alike, and typically number in excess of a 1,000 per year. Many of the complaints result in complex investigations that have in extreme cases required strong consumer protection initiatives, including undercover operations when intentional criminal violations have occurred. A typical outcome in such a case would be the start of criminal prosecution and/or civil penalties. Added to this responsibility is the requirement to evaluate whether or not the devices are being properly used to conduct trade. On rare occasions, an unscrupulous device operator might illegally manipulate a perfectly installed and sound device. When Inspectors find a device in violation, they have the unique ability to seize, shut down, or otherwise order the repair of the device without formal warrant or court proceeding.

THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
MOTOR FUELS QUALITY - 1-800-MDA-FUEL

For additional information, please visit MDARD's Gasoline Corner web page at http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1566_1733_23370---,00.html

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