The Health & Safety Poster is mandatory so why not put that on a Health & Safety notice board? You would have to look on the HSE website to see if they have an electronic copy How the Employer actually communicates with the Employees is down to the Employer and in my experience has always been detailed as part of the H&S Policy Arrangements.

A noticeboard is not mandatory and nor is the poster (provided you hand out the equivalent leaflet - obviously it's easier just to put the poster up).

Noticeboards are good as long as they're managed, i.e. there isn't stuff left on them which is out of date, any posters or campaign materials is refreshed reguarly etc, etc.

Motorhead - we can, and do, use both. We post information electronically onto a 'teamsite' that all staff access which provides relevant H&S information. We also have the good old fashioned noticeboards in each building. The main reason behind my question is that we were recently audited and a comment was made about the dissemination of documentation, and the staff's lack of knowledge about the content of the noticeboard (although aware of its existance). It could be that by having both we've effectively killed off the noticeboard! Andy

I'm aware of at least one company that has put a plasma screen within their noticeboards. Specific paper based information is attached to the board and videos, PowerPoint presentations etc are constantly updated in line with key themes run by the company. The plasma screens are networked to computers, so programmes can easily be changed or modified. As with other comments, the information on the noticeboards is linked into a clear communication strategy the company has. Responsibility is delegated to an individual to ensure information is current and updated when necessary. Making the information look interesting is a help in trying to interest people. Cheers. Nigel