Coastal Training Technologies Produces New Anthrax Awareness Training Video As Part of Seven-Part Series To Help Organizations Respond to Terrorist Threats.

Business Editors

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2001

In response to customer requests, Coastal Training Technologies has produced a new 13-minute training video designed to help organizations worldwide respond to the growing threats of anthrax.

Anthrax Awareness was released November 2, selling more than 800 copies in its first week. The video helps organizations educate their workforce about recognizing and responding to potential anthrax threats, and demonstrates precautions to take in the event of anthrax exposure. Training content is based on the latest available information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Topics include:

-- What is Anthrax and how is it transmitted?

-- Symptoms and treatments

-- What to do in case of exposure

-- Anthrax vaccine

-- Suspicious packages and letters

According to Coastal's executive vice president Phil Price, Anthrax Awareness is the first of seven training videos in Coastal's new Responding to the Threat of Terrorism series. "Following the attacks in New York and Washington, our customers started requesting products that could help them protect their employees from terrorist threats," Price said. "We realized that this issue was something all corporations, hospitals, schools and government would be forced to face."

Other video titles in the Responding to the Threat of Terrorism series include:

-- Biohazard/Chemical Attack

-- Facility Security: The Critical Link

-- Emergency Action Plan

-- Biohazard Health Risks for Healthcare

-- Diversity

-- and Fear

"We produced Anthrax Awareness in three weeks and a day," said Coastal vice president of production Nancy Kondas, "from beginning research to final edits." That compares with a routine production schedule of six months.

The Anthrax Awareness training video is available for free, online streaming preview via: http://www.coastal.com/coastalACB/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Product_ID=10469 &CATID=18.(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.)

Additional information about the series may be accessed via http://www.coastal.com/Safety/america.html.

Headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, Coastal is recognized as a leading publisher of employee training videos, handbooks, CD-ROMs, and web-based courses for corporate and government clients, including Exxon Mobil Corporation, General Electric and Ashland Chemical. Coastal also has offices in Brazil, Mexico, The Netherlands, and Spain. More information is available via: http://www.coastal.com.