By Anthony Jean-Baptiste
You may have noticed that the ES&H Web site has a new
look. The makeover, completed in Q1 of 2003, is part of a larger effort to
strengthen systems in the ES&H Division. You will continue to see changes
over the coming months as we improve the Web site and other systems to
better serve users throughout SLAC.
Follow the Crumbs
One goal of the Web site makeover was to make navigation
easier. A left-side menu bar and consistent footer were added, in addition
to navigational ‘bread crumbing’. Bread crumbing shows users where they
are on the site, allowing easy movement between levels of content.
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Breadcrumbing, shown above on an ES&H Web page,
tells users where they are on the website, and lets them jump between
levels of content. (Image courtesy of ES&H) |
Other improvements included:
• Consolidating all ES&H-related forms and templates onto
one page
• Dividing the ES&H Manual into individual chapters
• Simplifying the instructions for the Employee Training
Assessment (ETA)
• Optimizing the Departments & Services Web page
What’s Next?
The Web site increasingly will become the central way ES&H
communicates as a Division with the entire SLAC community. As part of this
strategy, a major redesign of the Web site is planned for the future. The
improved design will reflect staff needs and will continuously be
developed through feedback from several sources:
• Online surveys of users
• Site traffic analysis
• Best practices for usability and organization
• Your input and feedback
Beyond the redesign, ES&H will implement Web-based tools
to track writing, Web, and training projects. These tools will help create
a more stable and consistent process for communicating worker safety and
environmental protection programs. The tools will be accessible to anyone
involved in creating and reviewing these programs.
We welcome your comments and suggestions about changes to
the Web site and other ES&H tools. Please send email to: esh-web@slac.stanford.edu
For more information on ES&H web-related projects, see:
https://www-internal.slac.stanford.edu/esh/webinfo
