FEATURE/GZA-CSC Team to Offer "Revolutionary" On-line Right-to-Know Services via Internet.

MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--March 2, 1999--In a safety-industry first, GZA Information Systems Division (GZAISD, Manchester, N.H.) and Comprehensive Safety Compliance, Inc. (CSC, Pittsburgh, Pa.) have joined forces to provide a broad range of on-line OSHA Hazard Communication (HAZCOM or "Right-to-Know") services, starting with an advanced system for management, delivery, and updating of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) via the Internet.

CSC joins GZA's environmental, health, & safety (EH&S) portal as a service/content provider. Further details may be found on GZA's Web site at www.gzaisd.net.

"The significance of the GZA/CSC partnership is very great for both companies," said Mark Bucknam, Manager of GZA's Information Systems Division. "CSC can now offer its clients enhanced Worker and Community Right-to-Know (RTK) information management and delivery capabilities to augment its customized professional services. But the relationship also enables GZA to expand the suite of on-line information services it currently offers its huge customer base through its environmental, health, and safety network, or Internet portal, which has been growing for the past three years. This is a true case of 'one plus one' being much more than two. For both companies, this strategic relationship represents yet another major step taken to grow their respective service businesses."

"Incorporating our longstanding expertise into GZA's existing on-line EH&S systems," added CSC President John Frye, "results in a revolutionary advance in the delivery of compliance services -- a true 'expert service' that is second to none. Our clients will have the benefit of the most advanced and powerful EH&S information technology, without having to buy, install, or use anything more complicated than a standard Internet connection and Web browser. This will dramatically cut their internal costs while reducing their potential liabilities and actually improving their level of compliance with state and federal regulations."

CSC was one of the first consulting firms to offer industrial organizations, health-care, educational, and other institutions a way to outsource their EH&S data management and compliance reporting functions. GZAISD is a leading developer of Internet-based EH&S information-management solutions, including InfoLink(SM), a versatile Internet/intranet system that allows clients' applications to be hosted securely on GZA's high-capacity, high-speed servers. Together, GZA and CSC will offer systems combining the benefits of an automated, continuously updated, Web-based data management/delivery system with the high-quality, customized service that has been CSC's hallmark for over fifteen years and resulted in CSC's exceptional reputation in the RTK services market.

Founded in 1964, GZA GeoEnvironmental Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:GZEA) provides a full range of environmental consulting, remediation, and geotechnical services to private-sector companies and public agencies. Comprehensive Safety Compliance, Inc., was founded in 1984 to provide a broad range of outsourced solutions designed to help industry and institutions meet their EH&S and worker & community Right-to-Know compliance obligations, manage risk & liability, reduce internal costs, improve profitability and improve workplace safety.