6/22/2004

Croner Partners with The Wercs, Ltd.

Improved Customer Access to Multi-Lingual European Regulatory Chemical Data

Croner, one of the UK s leading providers of international health & safety and chemical hazards information solutions, has partnered with US-based The Wercs, Ltd., a global leader in Material Safety Data Sheet (M)SDS authoring, managing and distributing software, to provide the latest European chemical hazards legislation and guidance for the design and creation of hazard communication documents.

Selected data from Croner s EINECS Plus databank, from its SilverPlatter range of health and safety database products, will provide customers of The Wercs, Ltd. with essential multi-lingual regulatory chemical information and updates from two major official European databases via The Wercs (M)SDS authoring software.

Within The Wercs software authoring environment, customers from around the world will benefit from improved and up-to-date European regulatory chemical information to help them comply with international health & safety regulations.

Under the agreement The Wercs will also distribute Croner s SilverPlatter database products to its international customers, giving them the ability to retrieve information in a format that is easily accessible across multiple locations and cross-searchable with more than 250 other SilverPlatter databases.

Neil Clements, business development manager at Croner, which is part of Wolters Kluwer UK, says: The Wercs has an excellent reputation in the hazard communications marketplace and the partnership gives us the opportunity to extend our comprehensive chemical hazards and regulatory information solutions to more international customers than ever before.

Lou Desorbo, founder and president of The Wercs says: Our collaboration with Croner will deliver benefits to companies seeking to improve their compliance with international health and safety regulations and practices in the area of chemical hazards. Specifically, our customers will now have the most comprehensive data and translations surrounding the critical regulations for conducting business in Europe. Our relationship with Croner further demonstrates our commitment to providing the most comprehensive software solution for authoring, managing and distributing hazardous communication documents.

For more information contact:

Croner:
Nicola Green
Tel: (0191) 244 6637
Email: nicolag@robson-brown.co.uk
Fax: (0191) 244 6622

The Wercs, Ltd.:
Murad Sabzali
Tel: 1-630-400-3042
E-mail: msabzali@chempetitive.com

About EINECS Plus
EINECS Plus, updated twice a year, holds key data on all the chemicals from the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS) list in 8 EC languages, and the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) list in 10 EC languages. This is combined with classification and labelling requirements as prescribed by the European Commission Directive 67/548/EEC and all adaptations to technical progress thereof. Also included are the EC Cosmetics and Waste Inventories in 10 EC languages.

EINECS Plus also includes full legislative summaries and notification of changes in EU legislation related to chemical substances, preparations and cosmetics.


About SilverPlatter
Croner's SilverPlatter databases include full text legislation and guidance, chemical databanks, and bibliographic research in the areas of occupational health & safety and chemical hazards. These subscription products, offering essential content from prestigious sources across subject disciplines, are available across the internet, via networks and on CD-ROM. Collectively, they represent a unique content solution for health & safety professionals and researchers.

About Croner
Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited, is one of the UK's leading providers of business information, advice and support. Croner operates across the UK offering clients from small business to national corporations, Government departments and public and private organisations, appropriate solutions to issues that affect their operations, in formats from paper manuals and software packages, to telephone helplines, internet solutions and consultancy.

About The Wercs, Ltd.
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Albany, New York, The Wercs, Ltd., is the established Global Standard for providing software tools to automate the authoring, distribution and management of Material Safety Data Sheets (M)SDS and other hazardous communication documents with its flagship product, The WERCS . The Wercs, Ltd. currently serves numerous industries including Pharmaceutical, Plastics, Paints and Resins, Specialty Chemicals, Aerospace, Agriculture, Biotech, Cosmetics, Energy, Electronic Materials, Lighting, Colors, Fragrances, Automotive, Furniture, Computer Peripherals Oil and more. For additional information on The Wercs, Ltd., call 800-572 6501 or visit www.thewercs.com.




About Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited
Wolters Kluwer UK is one of the UK s leading information and consultancy providers. The group produces a wide range of information tools, solutions and advice services in a variety of industries. All aspects of the Wolters Kluwer UK business are designed to give reliable, comprehensive guidance that reflects the needs of our customers. Our areas of expertise include:

Human Resources
Health and Safety
Accountancy and Tax
Education and Healthcare
Manufacturing and Construction

About The Wercs, Ltd.
Founded in 1984, The Wercs, Ltd., with worldwide headquarters located in Albany, New York, has become the established Global Standard for providing software tools to automate the Authoring, Distribution and Management of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other hazardous communication documents with their flagship product, The WERCS. The Wercs, Ltd. currently serves numerous industries including Pharmaceutical, Plastics, Paints and Resins, Speciality Chemicals, Aerospace, Agriculture, Biotech, Cosmetics, Energy, Electronic Materials, Lighting, Colours, Fragrances, Automotive, Furniture, Computer Peripherals Oil and more. Additional information on The Wercs, Ltd. is available at 001-800-572-6501 or by visiting www.thewercs.com.