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Cintas Announces Strategic Alliance with Examinetics to Offer Nationwide On-Site Hearing Testing and Training
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Cintas Announces Strategic Alliance with Examinetics to Offer Nationwide On-Site Hearing Testing and Training
Alliance helps businesses drive worker productivity and improve compliance
CINCINNATI- October 31, 2011 - Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), the leader in first aid and safety products, today announced a strategic alliance with Examinetics, Inc., the largest provider of on-site occupational health screening and data management services in the nation. The new relationship enables Cintas to deliver hearing protection equipment, hearing testing and hearing training from one source nationwide.
"Hearing conservation is an important measure businesses must take to protect the well being of workers and reduce occupational risks," said Scott Garula, President and COO, First Aid & Safety, Cintas. "Our partnership with Examinetics provides businesses with convenient access to the hearing testing, training and recordkeeping solutions they need to stay compliant and productive."
Cintas can now deliver a unique hearing protection program that exceeds OSHA requirements for businesses nationwide. Programs can be customized to include hearing protection equipment as well as annual hearing testing, training and record keeping for businesses of any size or industry.
With the largest fleet of mobile occupational health screening units in the nation, Examinetics brings its state-of-the-art testing units directly to the business. This allows companies to conduct hearing testing, training and counseling all in one session, saving them both time and money while ensuring consistency of testing across all their locations. Also, the advanced recordkeeping system simplifies the process of tracking employee testing records across multiple locations. It also enables multi-location companies to run queries, compile data and develop customized analytics for their employees.
The new alliance also enables Cintas to offer multiple testing and training options that enable program flexibility and increase worker productivity. Such options include testing, training and counseling or testing-only programs, half- and full-day sessions and testing and training in either English or Spanish.
"This alliance is an exciting opportunity to leverage Examinetic's expertise through Cintas' national footprint," said Jeff Kerns, President and CEO of Examinetics. "We focus on delivering expertise and convenience to our customers, combining the finest onsite testing and training with our superior online data management capabilities."
For more information on first aid and safety products for your business, visit http://www.cintas.com/firstaidsafety. To learn more about Cintas' hearing protection program visit http://www.cintas.com/FirstAidSafety/TrainingCourses/Hearing-Training.aspx.
About Cintas:
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fire protection services and document management services to approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
About Examinetics:
Examinetics, Inc. is the largest provider of onsite occupational health screening and data management services in the United States. Examinetics employs over 200 personnel, including in-house audiologists and other occupational health specialists and has a fleet of more than 70 mobile units with national reach. Last year alone, over 1,500 clients used Examinetics to test almost 1,000,000 people at more than 6,500 sites, greatly reducing the disruption and costs normally associated with OSHA and other corporate compliance obligations.
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