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TAKING NOTICESafety and Well-being Information Boards.
Project Update Feb 2014
Project Team: Natasha Gates, Ben HadmanHealth and Safety Department
The current situation…
• Signage and information appears untidy.• Specific signage/information is hard to find.• Safety information has been joined and
masked by non-statutory fly-posting.• No document controls • Entrance foyers/current notice boards look
un-organised.• Creates a negative impression and arrival
aesthetic to users of the building – doesn’t appear to look finished or professional.
Summary
• Tired looking• Information is uninspiring, lack of
engagement• Reinforces an outdated ‘brand’ image• No user metrics• Fails to align or compliment a digital
transformation • Current Statutory information requirements
are outdated and disconnected
Concept
• Working with David Aicken, Bank Design, Brighton.• Mock-ups and a prototype board in Exion.• To eventually have an information board in every
building.• To compliment the current way-finding signage;• Develop a ‘Safety and Wellbeing Way-finding’ approach• Create engagement through improved branding and
the use of technology
3 main target locations
Safety and Wellbeing Way-finding
Staff Rest Rooms
• Information for fire wardens, H&S training…
School Areas • Provide specific Health and Safety Information relevant to the school
Buildings • General Building Safety Information
Various locations
The Information…
• The information inserts contain way finding to a wide range of safety, well-being and other information.
• The boards can be used for occasional campaigns.
• Current inserts include:– Fire Safety– General Safety– School Safety Laboratory rules– Occupational Health– Smoking cessation/Breathe campaign
Alternatives!
• Digital Televisions-Statutory Information cannot be displayed/accessed on a TV screen
-Ownership of TV’s and conflicts
-The costs of designing the digital adverts
-The display of information is always rotating
-The energy costs associated with running the television screens are high
The Boards…
• 1cm Acrylic, with an eye catching design and bright background.
• 6-8 A4 insert pockets to contain information inserts.
• The information inside the board can be regularly alternated.
• Easy to clean.
Exion 27 (Rest room)
Exion Inserts
Huxley Building
Huxley Inserts
Huxley Inserts
Rotational InsertPastiches of well known,eye-catchingimages to draw attention to the board :2ndWW Ministry of Defence
Motivational PosterCritically:
acclaimed hit US TV
drama series
about a chemistry
teacher who starts to produce after being diagnosed
with cancer to pay for
his treatment
Quick Response Codes and NFC Tags
• Quick Response Codes-Two dimensional barcodes developed by the automotive industry, they have been incorporated into commonplace, everyday marketing strategy.-The code can be scanned using any smart phone and takes the user to various webpages to provide them with further information.
• Near-Field Communication Tags-Wireless technology which allows for the transfer of data between an NFC enabled phone and NFC sticker tags .-500 million mobile devices with this technology although not Apple devices.
• Shortened URLs (uob.uni.me/example)
Short alias to save typing full length address into mobile device. Providesanalytics, such as hit rate counts.
Huxley Notice BoardPreliminary Analytics
25
13
2
No. of Hits
QRsURLNFC
Watts Development
• Current design idea for Watts noticeboard.
• Aligning style and colour scheme with SILS project for uniformity
The Stakeholders…
Future of the Project…
• Phase 1 – Pilot the project in Exion and Huxley. Gain valuable feedback and experience from the pilot and exploratory phase.
• Phase 2 – Consult with Stakeholders/Project Board and finalise the details, Information Inserts and positioning of the boards; based on the feedback received from the pilot.
• Phase 3 - Review the success of the Information Boards; determine whether the project has been effective.
• Phase 4 – Produce boards for all buildings in Moulsecoomb, Grand Parade, Eastbourne and Hastings based on the project board meetings and consultation with Stakeholders.
Challenges
• Funding and development costs• Maintaining project momentum• Engagement with and from stakeholders• Document control • Refresh rates• No control, coordination or direction in
relation to reception areas• Competing agendas