EH&S Style Guide

15 Publications Publications may be brochures, handouts, manuals, booklets, signs, tags, and posters. Manuals will include • Cover • Reviewed Date • Copyright • Environmental Health and Safety Statement • Directory of Services and Emergency Providers • Content • Disclaimer Consistency is the key. Follow the style guide for formatting. (T&C staff with assist with publications.) • Font should be arial or univers size 11. • Spell out abbreviations and acronyms on first use in each section or chapter. Define and explain terms and concepts on first use. • Environmental Health and Safety or EH&S. Do not use ampersand when spelling out department. • Items in a series should be separated by commas, always put the comma before and. • Italicize titles, this would include EH&S manuals, forms, and websites. • Use quotation marks for chapter titles, this would include sections for EH&S manuals. • A single space after all punctuation. • Do not hyphenate. • Don’t link to other sections of the manual, there is a table of contents that can be used. • Limit links. PowerPoint Presentations Widescreen Design • Simple design, use EH&S approved templates for PPTs. • Doesn’t take attention away from content • Enough “white space” for content • Dark background/light text, Light background/dark text • Use one font for titles and a different font for content. • Keep the fonts in the same families (sans serif) • Use a “sans serif” font (Verdana, Helvetica, Gothic, etc.) Content • Each slide should have a clear objective • “Z-pattern” • Eyes usually scan information in a Z pattern on the screen. • Reduce words, keep meaning • Use bullets to highlight information