British Safety Council acquires leading E-Learning company ComplyWise The British Safety Council is delighted to announce that on 6th November 2008 it acquired ComplyWise, the leading provider of health & safety and compliance e-learning solutions within the UK. BSC Chairman, Nina Wrightson

ComplyWise specialises in providing web-based health and safety e-learning and risk assessment programmes which are used by all sizes and types of businesses to train their staff in health and safety issues via their intranets. The programmes are supported by sophisticated software and management systems to operate over a client's network using minimal IT resources.

BSC Chairman Nina Wrightson said: "I am very pleased with the acquisition of ComplyWise as it will enable the BSC to add e-learning courses to our already comprehensive suite of health and safety programmes. While the company is presently UK-based, international companies are using the ComplyWise standard to deliver e-learning to their offices worldwide. This perfectly complements the BSC's activities in more than 50 countries and enables us to harness today's technologies to reach out globally. The more accessible that health and safety training is to workers around the world, the more lives that can be saved and accidents prevented."

The ComplyWise Team
Managing Director of ComplyWise, Neil Ridsdale, said: "I am delighted to announce that the ComplyWise business was acquired by the British Safety Council on 6th November 2008. This offers excellent opportunities for accelerating ComplyWise's growth and enhancing our product offering to clients."

Neil Ridsdale will join the senior management team being put together to run the ComplyWise business. Post-acquisition activities will take place in due course.

For further information please contact Sameena Khan, Director of Communications,
on 020 8600 1050 or email Sameena.khan@britsafe.org

Notes to editors

Founded in 1957, and operating in over 50 countries, the British Safety Council (BSC) is one of the world's leading independent authorities on health, safety and environmental sustainability. As a registered charity with a global network of 8,000 members and subscribers, the BSC provides information, audits, expert training and qualifications, all designed to promote a healthier, safer and more sustainable society, and in the longer term, to influence these agendas on the worldwide stage. The BSC is the only organisation to offer the fullest suite of health and safety qualifications, including the NEBOSH National General Certificate and Diploma, as well as IOSH, IIRSM and IEMA accredited Diploma courses.

November 10, 2008