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Thursday, December 01, 2005 — 3E Company®, the leading provider of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, announced today its director of product management, Prabhu Natarajan has been elected as chairman of the DGAC (Dangerous Goods Advisory Council) for 2006, after serving one year as vice chairman.

The DGAC, also known as the Hazardous Materials Advisory Council, is an international, nonprofit, educational organization devoted to promoting safety in domestic and international transportation of dangerous goods.

Natarajan was elected at the Council's recent 27th annual conference and exposition held earlier this month in Atlanta, Georgia.

"I look forward to a productive term in this prestigious organization with a rich history," said Natarajan. "Compliance is becoming more complex by the day, and dangerous goods transportation compliance is no exception. DGAC is prepared and looking forward to helping its members meet their obligations in the most efficient and effective way possible. Between Mike Morrissette, our new president, Al Roberts, vice president, Frits Wybenga, technical director, Andy Altemos, staff associate and Jerry Cox, Counsel - the Council has nearly 200 years of transportation compliance leadership experience at the very highest levels. During 2006, we will take advantage of this expanded expertise and our presence in Washington D.C. to continuously improve our service to our members through our membership, training , conference programs and through our participation in the global and US regulatory processes to promote safe, secure and efficient transportation of dangerous goods. "

"Prabhu's election is a direct reflection of 3E employees' active involvement in various organizations concerned with regulations and environmental, health and safety issues," said Robert S. Christie, CEO and president of 3E Company. "It's a highly effective way for our staff to share and expand on their specific areas of expertise, as well as stay current on what challenges our customers are facing so we are equipped to provide the best service possible."

As chairman, Natarajan serves a chief elected officer of the council. Besides providing overall leadership to the council, he presides at all meetings of the board of directors and generally supervises the activities of the council. He is responsible for appointing chairmen for all committees and any ad-hoc committees and task forces created by the board.

About DGAC
The DGAC is an international, nonprofit, educational organization devoted to promoting safety in domestic and international transportation of dangerous goods. Incorporated in 1978, DGAC fulfills its mission by providing education, technical assistance and information to the private and public sectors. Members include shippers— chemical, petroleum and pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers— carriers, container manufacturers and reconditioners, emergency/waste clean-up companies, trade associations and others involved in the transport of dangerous goods.

About 3E Company
3E Company is the first company to provide a comprehensive suite of services for environmental, health and safety (EH&S) related chemical and hazardous materials information and compliance management that addresses the entire chemical lifecycle. This suite of services includes regulatory research; MSDS authoring, distribution and management; transportation; emergency response; training; regulatory reporting; and hazardous waste management. 3E has the industry leading combination of a 24-7-365 hazmat mission control call center, with an online platform for hazmat compliance information management, all built on a foundation of the world's premier hazardous substance database of global regulatory and compliance information. Its international, multi-lingual professional staff is composed of regulatory specialists, experienced product stewards, industrial hygienists, attorneys, chemists and chemical engineers, MSDS experts and EH&S systems consultants.

3E's services offer a cost effective program for global regulatory compliance management by alleviating the pain, managing risk, increasing the efficiency and enhancing staff productivity and enabling EH&S professionals to focus on more strategic functions. Today more than 7,000 customers have partnered with 3E including Costco Wholesale Corporation, America West, Eastman Chemical, Temple-Inland, Menasha and PacifiCorp. 3E was founded in 1988 and is the recipient of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 Commitment to Worker Safety Awards in Online and MSDS Services from Compliance Magazine, which also recognized 3E Online-MSDS in 2005 with an Award of Excellence for its Best of the Web Awards. The privately held company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA with additional operations in Bethesda, Md., Kingsport, Tenn., and Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information on 3E Company, visit www.3ecompany.com, send e-mail to info@3ecompany.com or call 800-360-3220.