EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT has been entered into as of this 1st day of January 1997, by
and between  ENVIROMETRICS  Inc.  (EVRM,  referred to herein as "Employer")  and
Richard D. Bennett ("Employee").

     WHEREAS, Employer is engaged in the business of health/safety/environmental
consulting and laboratory  services,  and sales of related products and Employee
is presently employed by EVRM; and

     WHEREAS,  Employer  recognizes and values Employee's  service,  loyalty and
capabilities,  and  continued  employment  of Employee is desired by the parties
hereto on the terms set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS,  Employer desires that additional  benefits on the terms set forth
herein be provided to Employee under certain circumstances.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  promises and  covenants
contained in this agreement and for other good and valuable  consideration,  the
parties agree as follows:

     1.  Employment,  Title and Duties.  Employee  will have the title of Senior
Vice  President  of EVRM and  President of Azimuth  Inc. of the  Laboratory  and
Consultative Group Operations and will report directly to the President & CEO.

     Laboratory  Operations - Employee will be responsible  and  accountable for
the overall management of the laboratory  operations,  which include profit/loss
responsibility,  marketing/sales  program to increase  revenues,  QA/QC program,
Health & Safety program, and maintaining all required regulatory certifications.

     Consultative  Group - Employee will be responsible  and accountable for the
overall management of the Health & Safety Group of EVRM,  including  profit/loss
responsibility, marketing/sales program, technical and regulatory requirements.

     Special  Projects -  Employee  will be  assigned  from time to time to lead
special projects for the company. Examples include promoting the services of the
company to  institutions  such as  hospital  conglomerates,  establishing  joint
ventures with other companies,  promoting EVRM's  technologies.  These and other
opportunities  will  be  assigned  by the  President  & CEO  and it  will be the
Employee's  responsibility  to prepare a plan for each of the assigned  program,
which will be presented to the President & CEO and/or the Board of Directors for
review and approval.

     While  employed  by  Employer,  Employee  shall  use his  best  efforts  on
Employer's  behalf and shall comply with all policies and  guidelines  issued by
Employer.  While an employee of Employer and without the express written consent
of the President and CEO of EVRM, no employment  shall be undertaken by Employee
in  addition  to  employment  with  Employer  nor  shall  Employee  receive  any
compensation  for activities  related to the business of the company in any form
from anyone other than Employer.  Employee fully and completely  understands and
accepts the obligation under this agreement.

     2.  Term.  The term of this  agreement  shall be from  January  1,  1997 to
December 31, 1997.  The  Employment  Agreement will be renewed on a annual basis
with the agreement of both parties.

     3.  Compensation.  (A) For all  services  rendered by  Employee  under this
agreement,  Employee shall receive such  compensation  as may be determined from
time to time by  Employer's  Board of Directors  or a designated  representative
thereof.  Employee's initial gross base salary under the agreement shall be paid
at the annual rate of $65,000.00 or $5,416.67 per month.

     (B) An  incentive  performance  bonus  program  shall  also be  awarded  to
Employee for sales  generated for the laboratory  operations,  the  consultative
group, and other special projects. For details on the awards under the incentive
performance  bonus  program see Addendum I. In addition  the stock  compensation
program offered to current EVRM employees in consideration of salary cut will be
also extended to Employee based on the then current position with the Company.

     (C)  Employee  shall  be  entitled  to  vacation  and  sick  leave  time as
determined  by  Employer's  SOP.  In  addition,  Employee  shall be  entitled to
participate in all other present or future benefit plans provided by Employer to
its employees and for which Employee may qualify.

     4.  Reconciliation  of Wages and Past Expenses.  All deferred  compensation
that is still  outstanding  will be reconciled and  compensated to Employee on a
timely  manner  and in line with the  schedule  used for the other  Officers  of
Employer. In addition all reimbursable expenses incurred for the company will be
reconciled and reimbursed to the Employee on a timely basis and according to the
schedule of all other Officers and Directors.

     5.  Outstanding  Commitments  for the  Company.  All  outstanding  personal
financial commitments made by the Employee for the company are listed hereafter:

     (A) Stock  Pledged by Employee  for the "Igoe" Loan - The company  will try
its best efforts to repay the loan in order to see that the  personal  stocks (a
total of 75,000 EVRM  registered  shares)  that were  pledged by the Employee be
released  according to the signed loan agreement.  In the event that the company
is in default of the  current  loan  agreement  and the  collateral  is retained
against the  outstanding  balance of the loan,  a number of stocks  equal to the
number of original  stocks not  returned to him will be issued by the company in
the  name of the  Employee,  as per  resolution  passed  by the  EVRM  Board  of
Directors.  The  expenses for the  registration  of these shares will be paid by
EVRM. In the event a new company  becomes the majority  shareholder of EVRM, the
company will negotiate the repayment of this loan in full or the indemnification
of the personal collateral.

     (B) Small Business  Administration  (SBA) Loan - Employee is a co-guarantor
to a loan to the SBA. Azimuth's  outstanding accounts receivable were pledged as
a  collateral  to the loan.  In  addition,  the company  will  continue its best
efforts to repay the loan to the SBA according to the agreement schedule. In the
event a new company  becomes the majority  shareholder of EVRM, the company will
negotiate  the  repayment  of this  loan in full or the  indemnification  of the
personal guaranty by the Employee.

     (C)  Personal  Loan to the  Company - As of April 2,  1997 the  outstanding
balance  of  this  loan is  $45,000.00.  Employee  is  presently  receiving  the
scheduled payments for interest and principal on this loan from the company.  In
addition,  Employee has received  from the company  50,000  common shares of the
company as a compensation for his personal commitment for this loan. The company
will  exercise its best efforts to continue to repay this loan  according to the
mutually agreed schedule.  Furthermore, the company will negotiate the repayment
of this loan in full or at an  agreed  accelerated  schedule  in the event a new
company will become the majority shareholder of EVRM.

     (D) Keyman  Life  Insurance  - The  company  will  maintain  a keyman  life
insurance  coverage  for the  Employee  by paying  the  required  premium  for a
coverage of at least  $500,000.  The  company  will use the  proceeds  from this
insurance, in the event it becomes collectible, to pay off the above outstanding
Employee's  commitments  so that these  commitments  will not be a burden on his
estate or successors.

     6.     Acknowledgments.     Employer     is    in    the     business    of
health/safety/environmental  consulting  and laboratory  services,  and sales of
related products. Employee acknowledges that Employer has a proprietary interest
in the  identity  of its  customers  and  customer  lists and its  inventory  of
marketing  personnel;   and  documents  and  information   regarding  Employer's
suppliers,  methods  of  sales,  costs,  and  the  specialized  requirements  of
Employer's  customers are highly  confidential  and  constitute  trade  secrets.
Should Azimuth Inc. and/or Azimuth  Laboratories  be sold,  whether by virtue of
sale of assets, sale of contracts,  assignment of clients, the Employee shall be
released from the non-competition  requirements of this agreement.  The Employee
would be free to negotiate an employment agreement with the new owners.

     7. Trade  Secrets  and  Confidential  Information.  During the term of this
agreement,  Employee will have access to and become  familiar with various trade
secrets and confidential information of Employer,  including but not necessarily
limited to the documents and  information  referred to in Sections 5(1) and 5(2)
above.  Employee  acknowledges  that  such  confidential  information  and trade
secrets are owned and shall continue to be owned solely by Employer.  During the
term of his employment and for twelve (12) months after such employment  ceases,
Employee  agrees not to use such  information  for any purpose  whatsoever or to
divulge such  information  to any person other than  Employer or persons to whom
Employer has given its written consent.

     8.  Documents.  Under  no  circumstances  shall  Employee  remove  from the
Employer's  office with  intention to retain any of Employer's  books,  records,
documents,  customer  lists,  personnel  inventory  lists, or any copies of such
documents  without the written  permission of Employer;  nor shall Employee make
any copies of such books,  records,  documents,  or lists for use and  retention
outside of  Employer's  office except as  specifically  authorized in writing by
Employer.

     9. Non-Competition.  A. The employment contract may be terminated by either
party with three  months (90 days)  notice.  Employee  agrees  that  during this
period he will not contact directly or indirectly any client, employee,  vendor,
outside  professional   consultant,   contractor/subcontractor,   lender/lessor,
stockholder,  stockbroker/investment  banker related to the Employer without the
express  permission in writing of the President & CEO of the company  and/or its
Board of Directors.  During the same period of time Employee agrees that he will
not directly or  indirectly,  either as  principal,  agent,  manager,  employee,
partner,  shareholder,   director,  officer,  consultant  or  otherwise,  become
associated with, employed by, or otherwise interested in any business operation,
whether  financially or in any other capacity,  if such operation  competes with
Employer.  This restriction shall not preclude Employee from becoming the holder
of any publicly  traded stock provided  Employee does not acquire stock interest
in excess of ten percent (10%).

     B. In the event  that  Employee's  employment  ceases  for  Cause  prior to
December 31, 1997, Employee agrees that for a period of three(3) months, he will
not directly or  indirectly,  either as  principal,  agent,  manager,  employee,
partner,  shareholder,   director,  officer,  consultant  or  otherwise,  become
associated with, employed by, or otherwise interested in any business operation,
whether  financially or in any other capacity,  if such operation  competes with
Employer.  This restriction shall not preclude Employee from becoming the holder
of any publicly  traded stock provided  Employee does not acquire stock interest
in excess of ten percent (10%).

     C.  For a  period  of  six  (6)  months  after  Employee's  employment  has
terminated  for any reason (1) Employee will not directly or indirectly  solicit
or sell any of  Employer's  services or products  to those  persons,  companies,
firms,  corporations  or entities who are or were  customers of Employer and for
whose  accounts  Employee  was  responsible  to any degree  while an employee of
Employer.  (2) Employee  will not solicit such  accounts on behalf of himself or
any other person,  firm,  company,  or  corporation.

     D.  For a  period  of  six  (6)  months  after  Employee's  employment  has
terminated for any reason,  Employee will not in any way, directly or indirectly
through a third  party,  induce or  attempt  to induce  any  existing  or future
employee  of  Employer  to  leave  his/her  position  with  Employer  to  become
associated  with a business  competing in any way with  Employer.

     10. Judicial  Modification.  The parties have attempted to limit Employee's
right to compete only to the extent  necessary to protect  Employer  from unfair
competition.  The parties recognize,  however, that reasonable people may differ
in making such a determination.  Consequently, the parties hereby agree that, if
the scope or enforceability  of a restrictive  covenant set forth in Sections 6,
7, 8 and 9 is in any way  disputed  at any time,  a court or other tryer of fact
may modify and reform  such  provision  to  substitute  such other  terms as are
reasonable  to  protect  the  Employer's  and  Employee's   legitimate  business
interests.

     11. Ability to Earn Livelihood.  Employee further  acknowledges that (1) in
the event his employment with Employer ceases for any reason, he will be able to
earn a livelihood without violating the foregoing restrictions; and (2) that his
ability to earn a livelihood  without  violating such restrictions is a material
condition to his employment with Employer.

     12. Remedies. Employee acknowledges (1) that compliance with Sections 6, 7,
8 and 9 is necessary  to protect the business and  good-will of Employer and (2)
that a  breach  of  those  sections  will  irreparably  and  continually  damage
Employer,  for which money damages may not be adequate.  Therefore,  the parties
agree that in the event of such  breach,  Employer may seek any and all legal or
equitable  relief  available to it,  specifically  including  but not limited to
injunctive  relief,  without the  necessity  of bond,  and may hold the Employee
liable for all damages,  including actual and consequential  damages,  costs and
expenses,  as well as legal costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the
Employer as a result of such breach.

     13.  Duration of Injunction.  If the employee  violates any of the terms of
Sections 6, 7, 8 or 9 and the Employer consequently seeks injunctive relief from
a court,  such  injunctive  relief may be applied  prospectively  to include the
duration  of  the  covenant   unexpired  at  the  time  of  the  first   breach,
notwithstanding  that the  covenant  may have  otherwise  expired  at the time a
lawsuit is filed and/or at the time relief is granted.

     14.  Waiver of Rights.  If in one or more  instances  either party fails to
insist that the other party  perform  any of the terms of this  agreement,  such
failure shall not be construed as waiver by such party of any past,  present, or
future  right  granted  under  this   conditions   of   employment,   all  prior
representations or agreements having been superseded.

     15.  Survival.  The  obligations  contained in Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 shall
survive the cessation of Employee's  employment.  In addition,  the cessation of
employment  shall not affect any of the rights or  obligations  of either  party
arising  prior to or at the time of the cessation of this  employment,  or which
may arise by any event causing the cessation of this employment.

     16.  Severability.  If any provision,  paragraph,  or sub-paragraph of this
agreement is adjudged by any court to be void or  un-enforceable  in whole or in
part,  this  adjudication  shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the
agreement,  including any other provision,  paragraph,  or  sub-paragraph.  Each
provision, paragraph, and sub-paragraph of the agreement is separable from every
other provision,  paragraph,  and sub-paragraph,  and constitutes a separate and
distinct covenant.

     17. Successors. This agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
benefit of Employee,  and, to the extent applicable,  Employee's heirs, assigns,
executors,  and personal  representative,  and upon Employer, its successors and
assigns,  including without limitation,  any person,  partnership or corporation
that may require all or substantially all of Employer's assets and business,  or
with or into which Employer may be consolidated or merged.

     18.  Complete  Understanding.   This  agreement  constitutes  the  complete
understanding  between the parties regarding terms and conditions of employment,
all prior representations or agreements having been superseded.

     19.  Attorney's  Fees. If any party to this  agreement  breaches any of the
terms of this agreement, that party shall pay to the non-defaulting party all of
the non-defaulting  party's costs and expenses,  including  reasonable attorneys
fees,  incurred  by that  party in  enforcing  the terms of this  agreement,  in
addition to any other remedies which may be imposed by a tryer of fact.

     20. Modification. No alteration or modification to any of the provisions of
this agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by both parties.

     21. Headings.  The headings have been inserted for convenience only and not
considered when construing the provisions of this agreement.

     22.  Governing Law. This agreement  shall be subject to and governed by the
laws of the State of South Carolina.  The parties agree that any cause of action
arising from the terms of this  agreement  shall be brought only in the Court of
the County of  Charleston,  South  Carolina.  The parties  agree that such court
shall be the  exclusive  and sole  venue for the  adjudication  of any  disputes
hereunder.

ENVIROMETRICS Inc.:                         By:  _____________________________
                                            Walter "Skip" Elliott,
                                            President & CEO




EMPLOYEE:                                   _________________________________
                                            Richard D. Bennett

                                            _________________________________
                                            Date

                      ADDENDUM I TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This  Addendum  dated  January  1,  1997 is an  amendment  to that  certain
Employment  Agreement  ("Agreement")  dated  January  1,  1997  by  and  between
Envirometrics  Inc.  (EVRM  referred  to herein as  "Employe")  and  Richard D.
Bennett ("Employee");  Section 3.B.  ("Compensation") of the Agreement is hereby
amended by adding a Performance Bonus Plan based on the following formula:

     First $100,000 in annual  revenues from "New Clients" - 3% of Net Revenues*
Second  $100,000 in annual  revenues  from "New Clients" - 4% of Net  Revenues*
Third  $100,000 in annual  revenues  from "New Client" - 5% of Net Revenues* The
above formula is applied for new clients and for the first year. The performance
bonus for the second and third years for these  accounts will be  compensated at
2.5% of Net Revenues. After the third year no performance bonus will be provided
on these accounts.

*Net Revenues = Gross Revenues minus any Subcontracted Expenses.

Envirometrics Inc.:                 By:  ________________________________
                                    Walter "Skip" Elliott,
                                    President & CEO



EMPLOYEE:                           ____________________________________
                                    Richard D. Bennett

                                    ____________________________________
                                    Date