Courses address need for flexible schedules and settings

STREATOR, Ill. (May 23, 2011) – Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group has announced that FS Solutions now offers three online training courses as part of the company's comprehensive training programs to help its customers increase job safety, operational efficiency and regulatory compliance in a variety of applications. The courses provide introductory content or serve as prerequisites for advanced classroom and hands-on training sessions.

The new online curriculum includes two industrial services courses – "Fundamentals of Waterblast Theory, Skills and Safety" and "Vacuum/Air Moving Fundamentals, Safety and Skills" – along with a course covering “OSHA’s Combustible Dust National Compliance Directive."

"In addition to providing flexible instruction for students who need introductory courses, our new online courses serve as a convenient way for experienced operators to take their re-certification training," said Gary Toothe, training manager, FS Solutions. "Instead of attending two or three days of classroom training, students can learn the same material online at their own pace and at their own location."

The online courses include tests that each student must pass with a grade of at least 80 percent before advancing to the next training module.

Toothe said the company plans to add more online courses to its training curriculum, including courses on project estimating, job set up and equipment selection. Future courses will include industry-specific training – such as industrial vacuuming for the oil and gas industry – that address the unique procedures, equipment selection and safety issues of key markets.

With nearly 100 years of collective experience in industrial vacuum loading, sewer and catch basin cleaning, vacuum excavation and industrial high-pressure waterblasting, FS Solutions offers unsurpassed expertise and a unique breadth of product lines and trusted brands to meet the needs of industrial cleaning contractors and other industry professionals. For more information about products and services available from the FS Solutions centers or to find the nearest location, call 800/822-8785, or visit www.fssolutionsgroup.com.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a leader in advancing security and well-being for communities and workplaces around the world. The company designs and manufactures a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial and airport customers. Federal Signal's portfolio of trusted, high-priority products include Bronto aerial devices, Elgin street sweepers, Federal Signal safety and security systems, Guzzler industrial vacuums, Jetstream waterblasters and Vactor sewer cleaners and vacuum excavators. Federal Signal was founded in 1901 and is based in Oak Brook, Ill. For more information, visit www.federalsignal.com.

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