Accreditations certifications
Our accreditations according to NF EN ISO/CEI 17025
TERA Environnement is committed to continuous improvement in the quality of its analyses.
Since 2014, TERA Environnement has been Cofrac Essais accredited for the Crolles (n° 1-5598) and Fuveau (n° 1-5599) laboratories for analyses of indoor air, ambient air, soil gases and workplace atmosphere according to NF EN ISO/CEI 17025.
Accreditations n° 1-5598 and 1-5599, list of sites and scopes available on www.cofrac.fr
Standard NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 establishes general requirements for testing laboratories concerning:
The competence of the laboratory and its teams is an essential element to guarantee the quality and reliability of the results produced; in other words it is a question of mastering the competence of the personnel, the control of analytical equipment, the correct management of samples and the quality of tests. Analytical methods are validated and comply with normative, regulatory or contractual requirements. The validity of analytical results is guaranteed.
TERA Environnement also participates in inter-laboratory testing campaigns.
Impartiality is an essential principle which guarantees that the activities of testing laboratories are carried out objectively and without bias.
In other words, it means controlling the objectivity of analysis results, the absence of conflicts of interest, transparency and trust.
Confidentiality is an essential principle which ensures that the laboratory protects the confidential information and property rights of its customers.
Find out more about accreditation in our brochure.
Our MASE certification
Since 2022, TERA Environnement has been MASE certified for its two laboratories located in Crolles and Fuveau.
MASE is a management system whose objective is the permanent and continuous improvement of companies’ Health, Safety and Environment performance.
The objectives of MASE are as follows:
- Continuously improve occupational health and safety and the environment through an appropriate management system;
- Improve organization and communication within companies;
- Improve working conditions for employees;
- Manage the risks associated with coactivity between companies.
Our commitments
TERA Environnement is committed to:
- Comply with the NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 standard;
- Comply with the MASE standard (health, safety and environment);
- Comply with legal, regulatory and other requirements applicable to us;
- Implement and maintain continuous improvement of our performance to maintain customer satisfaction;
- Comply with our Code of Ethics.
Our goals for 2026
TERA Environnement’s health, safety, quality and environmental objectives for 2026 are as follows:
- Improving the delivery times and compliance of our services;
- Continuous improvement of our activities, our customer service and maintaining customer satisfaction;
- Adapting our resources and staff skills to the increase in our activities;
- Continuous adaptation to customer needs through our RD activities;
- The promotion and development of an HSE culture within TERA Environnement in order to guarantee and preserve the health and safety of employees: trying to make responsible purchases and limit the use of large commercial platforms, fitting out the new Crolles premises in complete safety, continuing to renew the vehicle fleet with 100% electric vehicles, etc;
- TERA Environnement’s involvement in setting national and international standards and in COFRAC bodies;
- Participation in the HQE, BRGM and RIPA working groups.
Our membership in RIPA (Réseau des Intervenants en situation Post-Accidentelle = Network of Responders in Post-Accident Situations)
Since 2023, TERA Environnement has been a member of RIPA (Network of Responders in Post-Accident Situations). Being a member of RIPA means being a committed player in the management of environmental and health consequences of a technological accident, such as a fire.
RIPA’s objectives are to:
- Take environmental samples as soon as possible after the accident to determine whether it has contaminated the environment.
- Implement effective management measures to minimize long-term impacts.
- Ensure the technical quality of investigations and meet deadlines.
As a laboratory accredited to NF EN ISO/CEI 17025, TERA Environnement intervenes upstream of accident situations, providing air sampling media for the air matrix, and downstream with emergency air analyses.
Our approvals
Approval for Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) measurements
Our laboratory is accredited by ASML to carry out Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) measurements in the environment of lithographic equipment.
In microelectronics manufacturing, AMCs (including acids, bases, amines, condensable or refractory organic compounds), at levels sometimes below pptV, are critical for sensitive processes.
Research tax credit (RIC) approval
TERA Environnement has Research Tax Credit (RIC) approval.
Approval Brussels-Capital
Brussels-Capital Region certification: TERA Environnement is certifies in accordance with the environmental permits ordinance of June 5, 1997 and with article 8 of the Brussels-Capital Region government decree.
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Questions fréquentes
Yes. TERA supports international clients, and its accreditations benefit from international recognition.
It covers certain VOCs, aldehydes, acid gases, NO/NO2 and nitrosamines, according to the current scopes of accreditation.
Both laboratories are COFRAC accredited to ISO 17025, and TERA Environnement has been MASE certified since 2022.
