NASHVILLE, TN., October 14, 2002 -- PureSafety today announced that Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (NYSE: FSH) has renewed its online training services agreement.

Under the four-year agreement, PureSafety will continue to provide its fully hosted, managed, and supported online learning management system and safety and regulatory compliance training courses to Fisher. Fisher will be using PureSafety’s learning management system to deliver, track, and manage the training activities of more than 1,200 employees.

“PureSafety greatly appreciates Fisher’s decision to continue use of our services,” says William A. Grana, Jr., President at PureSafety. “The renewal shows Fisher’s commitment to making online training an integral part of its training culture and demonstrates the company’s satisfaction with our online training services. More importantly, the length of the renewal term shows that Fisher recognizes and is realizing the business benefits of our offering that arise from training efficiencies and cost savings, reduced incidents and accidents, and an enhanced safety culture.”

The flexibility of PureSafety’s learning management system and its wide array of features, including its ability to track and record training activities that occur outside of the system, allow customers to efficiently and effectively manage their training programs. PureSafety consistently delivers high quality support and service, which is often an important consideration in a customer’s decision to renew contracts.

Fisher Scientific International Inc. (NYSE: FSH) is the world leader in serving science. Fisher enables scientific discovery and clinical-laboratory testing services by offering more than 600,000 products and services to over 350,000 customers in approximately 145 countries. As a result of its broad product offering, electronic-commerce capabilities, and integrated global logistics network, Fisher serves as a one-stop source of products, services and global solutions for customers. The company's primary target markets are scientific research and healthcare. Additional information about Fisher is available on the company's web site at www.fisherscientific.com.

PureSafety is the proven leading provider of online safety, risk management and other corporate compliance training. Using PureSafety’s learning management system and training courses, PureSafety clients train and test their workforce in safe workplace practices, and track their organization’s overall training progress. This gives training and risk management professionals the ability to administer safety and risk management awareness programs at any time, from anywhere in the world, saving significant time and money. PureSafety also offers course creation and customization services. For more information, call 888-202-3016.