IHS and Cardinal Environment Create Expanded Consolidated Law Registers for Health, Safety and Environmental Professionals

BRACKNELL, U.K. (5 February, 2008) – IHS Inc. (IHS: NYSE), a leading global source of critical information and insight, announced today its new collaborative agreement with Cardinal Environment, a specialist regulatory consultancy advising on environmental and health and safety regulations, that will result in more comprehensive legislative and technical information for Health and Safety and Environmental professionals.

As part of the new marketing agreement, Cardinal Environment and IHS are launching a new range of Law Registers that will complement the IHS Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS), the U.K.’s leading online service for health and safety professionals. The Cardinal Consolidated Law Registers provide online, industry-specific Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental legislation accompanied by highlighted revisions and amendments. The first Registers are designed specifically for the Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction, Banking & Insurance industries.

“IHS and Cardinal Environment partnering on this advancement is an exciting development for OHSIS. The consolidated legislation will become the cornerstone to our services, complementing the critical content IHS delivers to our customers,” said Andrew Sadler Smith, senior vice president, IHS Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Dr. Christine Hunter, Managing Director, Cardinal Environment Limited, welcomed the agreement. “Bringing together the expertise of both Cardinal Environment and IHS means that together we are can better support Health and Safety and Environmental professionals,” she said. “Working in partnership with IHS will allow our two organisations to develop further the range of Law Registers that we now offer to our customers.”

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About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is a leading global source of critical information and insight for customers in a broad range of industries. Our customer product and service solutions span four major areas of information: energy, product lifecycle management, environmental and security. By focusing on our customers first, we deliver data and expertise that enable innovative and successful decision-making. Customers range from governments and multinational companies to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 180 countries. IHS has been in business since 1959 and employs more than 3,000 people in 35 locations around the world.

About Cardinal Environment (www.cardinalenvironment.com)
A specialist international HSE regulation consultancy working in a range of industry sectors including: chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, manufacturing, warehousing and retail, with a team of skilled technicians and legal experts sourcing and consolidating public law in several languages. Working with HSE subject specialists to help companies resolve complex technical and scientific issues in addition to guidance and advice on management and best practice, Cardinal Environment is the consultant of choice for many brand-leading transnational companies