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Federal Government Again Taps Summit Training Source to Enhance Safety Training

Summit Programs Recently Deployed at Department of State, U.S. Air Force

October 29, 2003

Grand Rapids, MI -- Summit Training Source, a safety and environmental training innovator for more than 22 years, recently helped the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Air Force meet critical safety training requirements.

"Summit has spent the past two decades helping businesses enhance safety, health and environmental training initiatives," said Valerie Overheul, President and CEO of Summit. "We're pleased to have the opportunity to apply the best practices we've developed in the private sector to the challenges faced by government agencies." Previous government customers have included the FBI, The Veterans Administration, The US Department of Agriculture, The US Navy, and even OSHA itself. An approved vendor to government agencies, as well as a certified WBE enterprise, Summit's GSA Contract number is GS-02F-9314.

The United States State Department engaged Summit Training Source to develop department-wide, multiple translations of three core video-based safety programs. Personal Protective Equipment, Ladder Safety, and Compressed Gas Cylinders will be made available in Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, German, Arabic, and Mandarin Chinese. Summit, which routinely performs program customizations and translations, was well suited to meet the State Department's stringent quality demands and budget requirements.

In working with the United States Air Force, Summit built on the success of its previous driver safety programs to provide a driver safety program aimed specifically at young Airmen. Summit has had tremendous success with driver safety initiatives, developing a program that helped one Summit customer reap an $800,000 rebate on its insurance premiums.

The Air Force's Education and Media Division at the Air Force Safety Center at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico, selected Summit Training Source to provide a comprehensive Driver Safety package designed to teach techniques and awareness essential to safe driving. This program also provides supervisors the skills necessary to instill safe driving practices in their staff members. Summit recently released Street Smart, a series adapted from the driving programs developed for the Air Force, which is available to any organization in the public or private sector.

Summit Training Source produces safety, health and environmental training in multiple formats, including video, Summit Trainingweb™ Online courses, Peak Training™ Interactive CD-ROMs, and the Summit Power Disc™ classroom training tools.

About Summit

Summit Training Source (GSA Contract #GS-02F-9314) has been a safety training innovator for over 22 years. More than 35,000 Industry leaders worldwide trust Summit training programs to protect their most valuable resources from risk, danger, and loss. With more than 600 environmental, health, and safety training titles in multiple formats, Summit provides proven content that delivers the business results expected in today's competitive global environment. For more information about Summit, visit www.safetyontheweb.com or call 800-842-0466.