A device that enables certain functions of the belt weigher to be checked and that is particularly intended: • to simulate the effect of a constant load per unit length by means of a weight, chain, or electrical reference signal, or • to compare two integrations of a load per unit length over equal time intervals, or • to indicate that the maximum load has been exceeded, or • to indicate that the flowrate is either above its maximum or below its minimum value, or • to draw the attention of the user to a fault in the operation of the belt weigher.