Our company was established in 1995. We are not dependent on consumers, manufacturers, or suppliers. The institution provides a full range of services in the field of product certification. We are constantly searching for new areas of our business. Our market research in the Republic of Belarus allowed us to cover construction services, various regulations of the Eurasian Customs Union, quality management system, and so on.
We have a certification center, a test center, and an R&D Marketing department to solve problems.
Our certification and testing centers are included in the list of certification bodies of the Eurasian Customs Union. This means that all the certificates issued by us are valid in the entire Customs Union territory.
- The priorities of our work are:
- impartiality, independence, and objectivity;
- the professionalism of our employees;
- confidentiality of information;
- our reputation as an honest and reliable partner.
CERTIFICATION CENTER
Products and services certification body
The products and services certification body is authorized to confirm the compliance of products with the requirements of both the Belarusian National Compliance System and the Eurasian Customs Union regulations.
- The products and services certification body include:
- industrial goods certification department;
- construction products, means of preservation, and furniture certification department;
- food certification department;
- fire equipment and electrical devices certification department;
- construction services certification department.
Industrial goods certification department
- The field of activity of this department includes a list of products with regulated quality:
- TR CU 005/2011 “On safety of packages”
- TR CU 007/2011 “On safety of products intended for children and adolescents”
- TR CU 008/2011 “On safety of toys”
- TR CU 009/2011 “On safety of perfumes and cosmetics”
- TR CU 017/2011 “On safety of light industry products”
- TR CU 019/2011 “On safety of personal protective equipment”
- Other national regulations, that establish requirements for:
- household chemical goods
- dishes, articles of cultural and household purposes
Construction products, means of preservation, and furniture certification department
- The field of activity of this department includes a list of products with regulated quality:
- TR CU 025/2012 “On safety of furniture”
- TR EAEU 042/2017 “On safety of equipment for children’s playgrounds”
- TR 2009/013/BY “Buildings, construction materials and products. Safety.”
- Other national regulations, that establish requirements for:
- locking hardware
- means of preservation and means of special protection (door and window burglar-proof and bullet-proof blocks, safes and valuables vaults, currency exchange points, high-strength glass, body armor, blinds, roller shutters and other products).
Food certification department
- Valid accreditation of products and services certification body allows employees to certify products or register declarations in accordance with:
- TR CU 015/2011 “On safety of grain”
- TR CU 021/2011 “On safety of food products”
- TR CU 023/2011 “Technical regulation for juice products of fruits and vegetables”
- TR CU 024/2011 “Technical regulation for oil and fat products”
- TR CU 029/2012 “Requirements for the safety of food additives, flavorings, and technological aids”
- TR CU 033/2013 “On safety of milk and dairy products”
- TR CU 034/2013 “On safety of meat and meat products”
- TR EAEU 040/2016 “About safety of fish and fish products”
- TR EAEU 044/2017 “On safety of packaged drinking water, including natural mineral water”
- TR 2010/025/BY “Feed and feed additives. Safety”
- Other national regulations, that establish requirements for alcohol products.
Fire equipment and electrical devices certification department
- This department deals with the confirmation of product compliance with:
- TR CU 004/2011 “On safety of low voltage equipment”
- TR CU 020/2011 “Electromagnetic compatibility of technical means”
- TR 2009/013/BY “Buildings, construction materials and products. Safety. “ in terms of fire safety
- Other national regulations, that establish requirements for fire equipment.
Construction services certification department
- The department makes mandatory and voluntary certification of construction services:
- Mounting and installation of various constructions
- A large list of finishing services quality
Construction services, that must be certified within the Republic of Belarus and outside the country, are regulated by the list of services that must be certified in accordance with TR 2009/013/BY “Buildings, construction materials and products. Safety”
Some construction services may not be certified, but there is still an option for voluntary certification. In this case, our client can ask for a special list of indicators (in accordance with national regulations) that are required for his work.
Management systems certification department
We are accredited in the National conformity assessment system of the Republic of Belarus, and therefore we provide certification services for compliance with STB ISO 9001-2015 (quality management) and STB 18001-2009 (labor protection).
- Management systems are certified in accordance with:
- The law of Republic of Belarus №437-3 of 10.24.2016 “Technical compliance assessment and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies”
- Government regulation №61 of 07.25.2017 “Conformity assessment rules in the Republic of Belarus”
- Requirements of STB ISO 9001-2015 “Quality management systems”
- Requirements of STB ISO 45001-2020
The accreditation area of our department covers a wide variety of different industries of the Republic of Belarus. Our goal is to establish long-term and mutually beneficial business relations. We ensure the quality and legitimacy of our services.
Qualification of our expert auditors provides confidence that all our clients will receive first-class service. Conformity certificates will be issued according to all standards. We work in the following regions – the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Poland, and the Republic of China.
Testing Center
- Testing Center includes:
- Construction products and services testing laboratory
- Furniture and industrial goods testing laboratory
- Acoustics and vibration laboratory
- Light industry products, toys, and children goods testing laboratory
- Toxicological testing laboratory
- Microbiological testing laboratory
- Fire equipment laboratory
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EAEU regulations:
- TR CU 001/2011 “On safety of railway rolling stock” (in terms of noise and vibration)
- TR CU 002/2011 “On safety of high-speed railway transport” (in terms of noise and vibration)
- TR CU 004/2011 “On safety of low voltage equipment” (in terms of vibroacoustic qualities)
- TR CU 005/2011 “On safety of packages”
- TR CU 006/2011 “On safety of fireworks” (in terms of acoustic safety)
- TR CU 007/2011 “On safety of products intended for children and adolescents”
- TR CU 008/2011 “On safety of toys”
- TR CU 009/2011 “On safety of perfumes and cosmetics”
- TR CU 010/2011 “On safety of machines and equipment”
- TR CU 017/2011 “On safety of light industry products”
- TR CU 018/2011 “On safety of wheeled vehicles”
- TR CU 019/2011 “On safety of personal protective equipment”
- TR CU 021/2011 “On safety of food products”
- TR CU 023/2011 “Technical regulation for juice products of fruits and vegetables”
- TR CU 024/2011 “Technical regulation for oil and fat products”
- TR CU 025/2012 “On safety of furniture”
- TR CU 026/2012 “On safety of small crafts”
- TR CU 029/2012 “Requirements for the safety of food additives, flavorings, and technological aids”
- TR CU 031/2012 “On safety of agricultural and forestry tractors and their trailers”(in terms of noise and vibration)
- TR EAEU 042/2017 “On safety of equipment for children’s playgrounds”
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National regulations, that establish requirements for:
- Construction products and services (TR 2009/013/BY “Buildings, construction materials, and products. Safety”)
- Locking hardware
- Means of preservation and means of special protection (door and window burglar-proof and bullet-proof blocks, safes and valuables vaults, currency exchange points, high-strength glass, body armor, blinds, roller shutters, and other products)
- dishes, articles of cultural and household purposes
- household chemical goods (detergents and cleaning products)
- paints and varnishes
- plant protection products (residual amount in crop production)
- polymer and polymer-containing building materials
- personal care products
- chemical and petrochemical goods for production purposes
- medical products
- alcohol products
- heat transfer resistance
- air and water permeability
- wind load resistance
- light transmittance
- optical distortion
- durability
- linear measurements
- determination of strength characteristics
- roughness
- bulletproof
- lock cracking resistance and so on
- window and door openings filling
- installation of precast concrete and reinforced concrete constructions
- installation of steel constructions
- installation of thermal insulation fencing
- installation of light fencing constructions
- installation of internal engineering systems
- installation of insulation coatings
- roofing
- installation of outdoor networks and constructions
- installation of foundations
- installation of stone and reinforced stone constructions
- installation of pedestrian slabs and sidewalks
- installation of wooden structures
- installation of monolithic concrete and reinforced concrete constructions
- installation of anti-corrosion coatings for structures
- floor installation
- painting works
- facing works
- wallpaper works
- plastering
- glass installation
- cosmetic products
- children goods
- household chemical goods
- paints and varnishes
- polymer and polymer-containing building materials
- personal care products
- chemical and petrochemical goods for production purposes
- medical products
- aacute toxicity when swallowed, acute toxicity by inhalation, toxicity cumulative properties (the purpose of the study is to find out all the toxic properties of the matter and to determine all the negative effects it has on living organisms)
- hemolytic effect (exposure of red blood cell to harmful substances)
- pyrogenicity (research technique to find out various microbes and substances, that can cause a rise in temperature)
- skin and eyes irritation effect (this allows to access the chemical component in terms of toxicity for humans, and to minimize the risk for one’s health)
- sensitizing effect (an increase in sensitivity towards chemical irritants; sensitizing effect is the basis for different allergic reactions)
- skin-resorptive effect (when a toxic matter is absorbed into the blood through the skin)
- physical and chemical tests branch
- hygienic tests branch
- document flow branch
- clothes, shoes, underwear (including children variants)
- personal protective equipment
- packaging and capping materials
- toys
- furniture
- playground equipment
- construction materials
- dishes, articles of cultural and household purposes
- household chemical goods
- alcohol products
- vegetables, fruits, juices, tea, coffee
- plant protection products
- harmful substances migration level to water and air; heavy metal salts migration level to water and air
- resistance of painted surfaces to different exposures
- determination of fiber proportion in fabric
- organoleptic attributes
- breathability
- electrostatic field strength level
- chromatography complex on the basis of chromate-mass spectrometer GCMS-QP2010S (SHIMADZU, Japan), which has 2 detectors, speakers, a thermodesorber, an injector and a dynamic extraction device. Such configuration allows you to identify chemicals and to control the amount of inert gases and oxygen in double-glazed windows. It also uses a sampling microsyringe which is not bigger than 1 ml.
- several chromatography complexes Crystal Lux – 4000M; Chromatech Crystal 5000 (Russia) with 2 flame-ionization and electronic capture detectors, and a vapor phase device.
- high precision atomic absorption spectrometer with graphite furnace ContrAA-600 (Germany) with autosampler included
- atomic absorption spectrometer Agilent Spectr AA 240Z with UGA-77 added device (required to find mercury and its compounds by “cold vapor” technique).
- toy sound and vibration levels (for toys, that create sound and have a vibration source)
- arms and legs vibration protection efficiency, hearing protection, speech intelligibility for isolating suits, respiratory protection devices vibration levels.
- pyrotechnic products acoustic emitting
- workplace vibration and noise from traffic (including railways and tractors)
- small vessels traffic noise
- machinery vibration and noise characteristics
- levels of vibration, that are transmitted through driver’s seat; driver’s seas suspension effectiveness; driver’s seat vibration transmission coefficient
- cables, wires and cords vibration strength
- electric devices vibration and noise
- mechanical stress resistance
- noise protection constructions efficiency
- sound insulation of enclosing structures from different materials (in laboratory and field conditions)
- impact sound insulation with the help of flooring and “floating flooring” techniques (laboratory conditions)
- reverberation sound absorption coefficient for products from different materials (laboratory conditions)
- reverberation time (field conditions)
- monitoring of noise and vibration in residential and office premises and their compliance with current sanitary and hygienic standards; developing noise reduction guidelines
- studying of noise and vibration propagation when various devices work (technological, ventilating, refrigerating); developing noise reduction guidelines for acoustic comfort in different rooms
- studying of noise and vibration propagation of Minsk Subway; developing noise reduction guidelines to reduce its environmental impact
- material and seams breaking load
- sliding friction coefficient for greasy surfaces
- shoes mechanical durability, handles fastening knots, backpacks durability
- packaging durability
- various geometric parameters
- dynamic and static toy durability
- soft toys, masquerade items and soft furniture flammability
- furniture longevity and durability for both outdoor and indoor use
- swing, spatial game networks, cable cars and labyrinths safety
- critical fall height for playground’s shock absorbing coating
- cap torque, baby carriage, bicycle and scooter mechanical attributes
- toys quality assurance in terms of mechanical and durability characteristics GOST EN 71-1-2014
- toys for outdoor activities in home use GOST EN 71-8-2014
- soft toys, masquerade items and soft furniture flammability testing methods GOST ISO 8124-2-20014
- cosmetics (including ampoule versions for sterility research)
- fresh vegetables, fruits, canned and other production
- juices
- toys
- children goods
- playground equipment
- autoclaves with an automatic disinfection process parameters registration
- a digital biological microscope without eyepieces (with a large display that allows you to view drugs with a magnification of up to 100 times and with a sufficient amount of memory for storing images of the already studied drugs)
- a huge number of thermostats, certified for all necessary temperatures
- a centrifuge
- and lots of other devices.
- The accreditation area of this center includes:
Testing Center has modern equipment that makes our results accurate and reliable, which allows optimizing the process of testing.
The experience of our employees allows us to use all this modern equipment with maximum efficiency.
Our Testing Center is fully accredited (first in the Republic of Belarus) for testing processes in accordance with TR EAEU 042/2017 “On safety of equipment for children’s playgrounds”.
Construction products and services testing laboratory
The laboratory carries out more than 100 tests on its premises (including different materials): stainless steel, wood, reinforced concrete, plastic, glass, and polyurethane.
All the test products have different purposes. They include doors, windows, gates, locking hardware, decoration materials, safes, body armor, and much more.
- Test equipment allows to determine many indicators accurately:
In the case of our client’s initiative, we can take all the measurements and testing on their territory.
- Types of construction services controlled:
- Types of controlled finishing works:
Toxicological testing laboratory
- This laboratory conducts toxicological tests on:
The laboratory determines the polymer products' combustion toxicity in accordance with GOST 12.1.044-89.
- The following types of research are carried out according to approved methods:
Light industry products, toys, and children goods testing department
- This department has 3 branches:
- This department is testing products for physical, chemical, and hygienic safety:
- Physical, chemical, and biological safety measures include:
Samples are prepared for testing in our climatic chambers. This allows to do tests regardless of the sample size.
Air samples, obtained during our tests, are later analyzed using chromatography methods.
- To conduct such tests, this department has:
- To define the amount of heavy metal salts in cosmetics, food products, children goods and toys, we use:
We also have a last generation of high-performance UHPLC-complex (2 devices) with diode array detectors and mass spectrometer with triple quadrupole, that uses double ionization method (DUIS: ESI and APCI) (SHIMADZU, Japan). This allows to conduct tests of different products with liquid chromatography methods. Such methods are generally used for rubber and latex products testing, polyamide compounds in children goods, toys, packaging. New techniques are developing with the usage of High performance liquid chromatography methods (HPLC).
To analyze product’s toxicity index (light industry products, toys) we use Image Analyzer AT-5. This is an alternative to “local skin irritating effect” and does not require any animal testing.
Powders and detergents tests are conducted on all counts to show compliance with GOST 25644-96 and STB1669-2006. LAUNDER-OMETR washing machine (USA) and spectrophotometer Color i5 (Germany) are used to determine detergents quality within 2 main indicators (washing ability and whitening ability).
Another important indicator to determine a detergent quality is its foaming ability. To test this attribute, we use Ross Miles Foam Analyzer.
Acoustics and vibration laboratory
This laboratory has muffled and reverberation chambers that meet all the international standards. Also it has modern vibro-acoustic equipment to define similar characteristics of materials, products, machinery and devices.
- Such equipment allows us to determine:
- The laboratory deals with the following aspects:
- The laboratory has facilities for:
The laboratory makes acoustic calculations when designing theaters, cinema halls, television studios, recording studios, music classes, sports facilities and so on.
Speech intelligibility, spatial perception of music, reverberation time, and sound distribution analysis are modeled with the help of the computer. Materials for interior decorations are selected based on these calculations. This is how the optimal acoustic performance for a particular hall or room is observed, and further acoustic comfort is provided for viewers, listeners, artists, athletes etc.
Compliance of acoustic and vibration characteristics with the established requirements is very important for human life and health.
Persons exposed to excessive noise and vibration can experience: disturbed blood circulation, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, stomach and intestinal ulcers, hearing deterioration. Overall onset of physical fatigue is accelerated as a result of abnormal load of the sense organs. Decision making speed drops significantly. Noise disrupts normal rest and recuperation, interferes with healthy sleep pattern.
Furniture and industrial products testing laboratory
In this laboratory we test toys, packaging, shoes, bags, baby carriages, bicycles, soft and cabinet furniture, playground equipment and other products for mechanical performance.
- At various test benches we define the following attributes:
- Our laboratory was one of the first to be accredited in the Republic of Belarus for:
This laboratory also conducts radiation monitoring of all products and materials.
Microbiological testing laboratory
- Microbiological testing laboratory was established in 2018, and accredited for appropriate testing in February 2019. Receiving such an accreditation was the final step for a full cycle product testing creation, especially for:
Fresh vegetables, fruits, table greenery and freshly squeezed juices are examined for the helminth eggs presence and intestinal pathogenic simple organism’s cysts.
Our laboratory has the latest equipment:
A forced-air ventilation system with automatic climatic conditions control operates within the laboratory.
Fire safety laboratory
- Fire safety laboratory was established in 2018, and accredited in 2019. Its sphere of accreditation includes more than 50 types of various tests for:
- construction materials, products and buildings (incombustibility test, combustibility group test, smoke formation test, flame surface spread test)
- decoration materials and rolling stock structures (incombustibility test, combustibility group test, smoke formation test, flame surface spread test)
- fittings with installed electrics (heat resistance, ignition resistance, Bunsen’s burner ignition resistance, group laying combustion spread resistance)
- cables, wires and cords (smoke formation level, combustion products toxicity level, group laying combustion spread limit)
- cable tray and cable ladder systems (combustibility test, combustion spread test)
- Our laboratory is equipped with modern test equipment that allows us to conduct research and testing at a high technical level:
- construction materials incombustibility testing device
- construction materials flammability testing device
- smoke formation testing device
- construction materials flammability testing device
- Flame propagation group testing device (for surface layers of floor and roof structures)
- Bunsen’s burner
- needle burner
- heated wire testing device
- pressure ball device
- vertically located wires (cables) burning testing device
- smoke and gas products corrosivity testing device (tests are held during combustion and polymeric materials smoldering)
- smoke density measuring device (tests are held during controlled cable burning in specified conditions)
Development & Marketing Department
The development and introduction of modern technologies, new standards and changes in legislation require to be constantly aware of current events.
Employees of this department collect and analyze information which is related to the institution’s activities. In other words, we can say that department works with information flow.
The department also coordinates the work of both certification and testing centers. We do it to provide a full range of services for our customers.
Also, this department fills and maintains the official website of the institution. Official TCATI site provides current information related to our activities. Additionally, you can find the latest changes in certification of products and services legislation on our website.
- In addition to all mentioned above, department is responsible for:
- organizing and controlling of new testing objects and methods
- modern equipment supply for all the departments involved
- implementation of new testing techniques
- engineering and manufacturing of testing devices
- modernization of already existing devices