Press Release

BNA Auditor: A Powerful New Audit Management Tool for Compliance Managers

Washington, DC. May 5, 2007 - BNA and Specialty Technical Publishers today announced the launch of BNA Auditor, a flexible, Web-based, environment, health & safety compliance auditing tool, developed jointly by the two companies.

BNA Auditor has been developed for corporate and independent auditors, compliance managers, and facility-level self-assessors as well as consultants.  It has been designed specifically to integrate both Federal and State audit protocols for Environmental and Health & Safety topics.

BNA Auditor allows auditors to build series of templates customized to a single or multiple sites based on the applicable regulations pertaining to the specific business practices at these locations.  In addition, it will create a list of citations applicable to the facility.

It contains everything needed to prepare an EHS compliance audit checklist from anywhere, at anytime, using any web browser.  In addition BNA Auditor offers the ability to:

• Link directly to the text of federal and state regulations
• Integrate state questions with relevant federal requirements at the exact point in the audit template
• Integrate Environmental and Health & Safety into one audit template
• Immediately hone audit protocols as conditions and circumstances change
• Easily access Expert Federal and State Guide Notes and supporting information
• Save, share and export customized EHS audit checklists and compliance management reports
• Minimize risk and demonstrate due diligence
• Save time and money

“BNA Auditor is getting rave reviews from corporate and independent auditors, consultants, compliance managers and facility-level self-assessors,” said BNA’s EHS Executive Editor Audrey Hipkins.  “Because it is so flexible – easy to use for any EHS audit, yet offering the ability to drill down for more technical language and data when the complexities of a situation demand it – it meets the needs of auditors at every level.”

For a trial of BNA Auditor, contact:

STP Customer Information at 1-800-251-0381 or visit www.stpub.com

BNA is the largest independent publisher of nonpartisan news and information in Washington, DC.  In business for more than 70 years, BNA’s print and electronic products address a full range of legislative, government, and economic developments in daily, weekly, and monthly reports and in up-to-date reference libraries.  BNA publications are widely recognized for their comprehensive and objective coverage and analysis, drawing on the expertise of hundreds of editors, reporters, and national and international correspondents.  BNA has over 1600 employees and is the oldest wholly employee-owned company in the United States.

Specialty Technical Publishers is one of North America’s leading providers of reference and interpretive materials for environment, health & safety, and transportation professionals; and now publishes a comprehensive line of business management guides, including International Standards Organization (ISO), business law and accounting guides.

Call 1-800-251-0381or email: bnaauditor@stpub.com for a demostration of this tool and to obtain a 14-day trial.