Good morning all - my boss wants me to use health and safety notice boards to communicate health and safety stuff in addition to the company intranet where all policies and procedures are easily accessible by staff.

Any suggestions on what I could place on this H&S Notice Board which won't be stale and ignored after 2 or 3 days (I work in Education)? Any and all suggestions gratefully received.

Joe

Now there is the crux of the problem. Although display of some H&S information is a legal requirement (e.g Company H&S Policy, Certificate of Public Liability Insurance, etc) it does not necessarily need to be on Notice Board, e.g could be on company intranet, etc. Ways to keep interest in a notice Board is to place it in a prominant place and to update regularly with bright, interesting points and things that people will be attracted to go and look at.

That said, there is still no guarantee that it will be read or understood, so a Notice Board should only be a small part of you overall H&S communication package and training.

The HSE main Website may give you some ideas - the 'Myth of the Month' http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm is a good starting place.

Joe

I'm aware of a company where a small television screen was integrated into the noticeboard. The noticeboard itself held written information, such as has been described by other posts.

The screen was used to highlight good/bad practice; the outcome of initiatives; attention to specific problems. The use of PowerPoint to project photographs and text meant the presentations were visually interesting. In other words the screen was used to make their policies come alive in practice and then be communicated to the workforce.

Apparently, it has been well received as a communication method.

Cheers.

Nigel