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    Bureau Veritas North America
    Bureau Veritas is a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services (TIC). Our mission is at the heart of key challenges: quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Through our wide range of expertise, impartiality, and independence, we foster confidence between companies, public authorities, and clients.
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    Environmental & IH Laboratories
    Do you suspect soil, water, or air contamination; or need to comply with an environmental guideline? Customers concerned with potential soil, water, and air contaminants call on the industry leader, Bureau Veritas. With our Environmental & IH Laboratories, we provide a wide range of scientific support and reliable analytical solutions. Our complementary Green Line Services and Solutions dedicated to sustainability can also help customers comply with environmental regulations and standards to ensure they are operating sustainably and meeting environmental objectives for the future. We leverage our decades of local and international project experience to help you reduce your risk and meet or exceed challenges of quality, health and safety, environmental, and social responsibility.

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    Building & Infrastructure
    Bureau Veritas' Building & Infrastructure division has deep knowledge and experience in a range of industries, each of which has its own unique complexities. We know sustainability is critical across any building and infrastructure project. Our Green Line Services and Solutions address our clients’ biggest environmental challenges through the use of technology, audits, and assessments that can help them understand energy usage and other important aspects of operating in the future. Our engineers, inspectors, planners, and project managers have attained years of experience within multiple markets, from hospitality, retail, and education, to lending & insurance, power & utilities, and public agencies. Let us put our expertise to work for you.
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        • Existing Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspections
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      • Robotics Testing
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  • Energy & Mining
    Energy & Mining
    The Oil & Gas industry is experiencing monumental shifts as the biggest players turn their focus to sustainability in energy and mining while continuing to meet the highest safety standards and profitability. In this dynamic, complex environment, Bureau Veritas and our industry specialists are here to help you operate more efficiently, balancing your upstream, midstream, and downstream needs with mandates to provide alternatives to traditional fossil fuels. Our Green Line of Services and Solutions dedicated to sustainability is already helping many of our Oil & Gas clients implement, measure, and achieve their unique sustainability objectives. We understand how critical it is to meet these environmental standards of the future, and our clients can be confident that the tools and expertise we provide in Oil & Gas will lead to transparency and brand protection.
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      • Laboratory Partnership Services
        • Laboratory Building Design
        • Laboratory & Office Design
        • Onsite Laboratory Operations
        • Operational Excellence Consultancy
        • Project Analytical Specialist (PAS) Staffing
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        • Data Management
        • Field Services
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        • Tank Strapping & Calibrations
        • Water Draw Prover Calibration Services
      • Metals and Minerals 
      • Mining Laboratory Services
        • Acid Rock Drainage
        • Ecotoxicology
        • Environmental Chemistry
        • Geochemistry
        • Mine Site Services 
        • Metallurgy/Mineralogy
      • Oil & Petrochemical Testing and Inspection
        • Fuel Additive Services
        • Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
        • Petrochemicals & Specialty Chemicals Testing
      • Power & Utilities and Renewables
      • Robotic Testing of Infrastructure
      • Remote Inspections
      • Site Inspections & QA Services
      • Subsea & Completions QA
        • Gestion Experte De L’inspection Des Tiges De Forage
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      • Asset Reliability Services
        • Coolant Testing & Analysis
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        • Grease Testing & Analysis
        • Lubricating Oil Testing & Analysis
        • Metalworking Fluids Testing & Analysis
        • Refrigerant Testing & Analysis
      • Compositional Gas Analysis
      • Emission Services
        • Ambient Air Monitoring
        • Leak Detection & Repair
        • Passive Air Sampling
        • Source Emission Monitoring
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      • Liquid Hydrocarbon/Oil Analysis
        • Analysis of Coal, Coke, Biomass & Other Solid Fuels
        • Asphaltenes Testing
        • Biodiesel Fuel Testing
        • Bitumen & Oil Preparation
        • Commodities & Crude Oil by Rail Testing
        • Crude Oil Distillation & Assay
        • Crude Oil Quality
        • Dean Stark Extractions
        • Fuel Testing Services
        • Mercury Analysis
      • Nondestructive Testing
        • Advanced NDT Services
        • Conventional Ultrasonic Testing
        • Liquid Penetrant Testing
        • Magnetic Particle Testing
        • Maintenance Activity Support
        • NDT Training & Level III Consulting
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      • Produced Water/Chemical Analysis
        • Glycol Analysis (Water)
        • Optimize Production - ID of Unknowns
        • Produced Water
        • Thermal Water Analysis Program
      • Special Projects
        • Batch Extraction Testing
        • Crude Oil Blend Studies
        • Crude Oil Compatibility Testing
        • Particle Size Distribution
        • Particulate & Solids Analysis
        • Settling & Flocculation Testing
        • Tailings Characterization
      • Tribology/Used Oil Analysis
  • Food & Agri
    Food & Agriculture
    The global food industry is facing a growing demand for safe, high-quality food. We help you meet these expectations while mitigating risks and protecting your brand. We offer a complete range of testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services to ensure the safety and quality of your food from farm to fork. Our Green Line Services and Solutions are dedicated to sustainability and can also help our Food & Agri clients meet their unique objectives for operating sustainably and responsibly in the future. Whatever your concerns, let us put our expertise to work for you as you strive to meet and exceed today’s high environmental, safety, and sustainability standards.
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      • Aflatoxin & Mycotoxin Monitoring
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      • Pre-Shipment Inspection
    • Food Science & Safety
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      • Food Genomics
      • Food Microbiology
      • Food Safety Auditing & Certification
      • Microbiological Challenge Studies
      • Natural Health Product Testing
      • Nutritional Labelling
      • Shelf Life Testing
  • Certification
    Management Systems Certification & Training
    Businesses today face a wide range of risks and opportunities. Management system certification enables companies to improve organizational performance and protect reputation. Modern management systems are designed to be flexible and built to the organization’s specific needs. In this context, certification becomes a valuable tool to target continuous improvement in a specific area as well as mitigate risk across the organization. We understand that operating sustainably is critical, too. With our GreenLine Services and Solutions designed to complement our certification capabilities; we help our clients implement, measure, and achieve their unique environmental objectives.
    Management Systems Certification
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    • Quality Management System (ISO 9001)
    • Environmental Management System (ISO 14001)
    • Health & Safety Management System (ISO 45001) 
    • Integrated Management Systems
    • Aerospace Management System (AS 9100)
    • Automotive Management System (IATF 16949)
    • Sustainable Forestry Certification
    • SafeGuard
    • SMETA
  • Other Markets
    Other Markets
    Learn more about our other services offered in North America.
    • Marine & Offshore
    • Consumer Products
    • Industrial Hygiene
    • Cybersecurity Services
    • DNA & Environmental DNA
      • Animal DNA Testing
      • Environmental DNA
      • Food Genomics
      • Forensics
      • Relationship Testing, Paternity & Immigration
    • Forensic Equine Drug Testing (FEDT)
      • Additional Drug Testing
      • Drug Analysis - Horse Racing & Shows
      • FEDT Research
      • Veterinary Pre-Purchase Drug Analysis
    • International Trade (GSIT)
    • Renewable Power & Utilities
  • Green Line
Pre-Shipment Inspection
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Pre-Shipment Inspection

ARE YOU SHIPPING PERISHABLE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, OR MEAT PRODUCTS?

Pre-shipment inspection allows you to verify the quality of your products and environmental conditions of the shipping container at time of loading.

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