The Wercs and the Danish Toxicology Centre Forge Strategic Alliance; Partnership to Streamline REACH Requirements

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2005

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Wercs, Ltd., a global leader in material safety data sheet (MSDS) authoring software and the Danish Toxicology Centre (DTC) today announced a strategic relationship designed to offer a comprehensive global regulatory compliance solution aimed at global manufacturers. The new partnership will provide a streamline solution for REACH compliance.

Under the terms of the agreement, DTC will provide The Wercs with regulatory content and phrase modules in multiple European and Asian languages. This content will be integrated into The Wercs' comprehensive suite of authoring software, The WERCS(R). Specifically, DTC will provide the single set of regulations aimed at consolidating close to 40 EU directives as outlined in REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, Restriction of Chemicals). This integration will allow The WERCS user to more easily comply with REACH requirements according to the stepwise volume based implementation over the next several years.

The Wercs' strategy has been to focus on creating alliances with global regulatory content providers. With the addition of DTC, The WERCS software integrates with ChemAdvisor and CED.

"The alliance with DTC will provide The WERCS' users with a more global solution for authoring MSDSs and other hazard communication documents," said Lou DeSorbo, founder and president of The Wercs. "By creating an alliance with a leader in regulatory content, we can concentrate on what we do best, and that is to create functionality to automate the authoring, distributing and managing of hazard communication documents."

"As a European-based company, we have an outstanding reputation on the continent," said Lisbeth Valentin Hansen, director of DTC. "Our high-quality regulatory data and linguistic phrases coupled with The WERCS software will provide a true global solution for environmental, health and safety professionals."

DTC was founded in 1982 and authorized by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation as a technological service institute. DTC is a business unit within the DHI-Group www.DHIgroup.com.

DTC provides toxicology and risk assessment services and consults on international legislation to the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and consumer products industries. Together, DTC and DHI possess international expertise in the fields of toxicology and eco-toxicology.

About The Wercs, Ltd.

Established in 1984, The Wercs, Ltd. streamlines hazard communications and advances business process innovation through its material safety data sheet (MSDS) authoring solution, The WERCS(R) (Worldwide Environmental & Regulatory Compliance Solution). The company offers an authoring solution for companies of all sizes, regardless of the size and or geography. For more information on The Wercs, please call 1-800-572-6501 or visit them on the web at www.thewercs.com.