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- 07 Nov 2013, 10:09
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Risk Assessment
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19692
Re: Risk Assessment
RiskAssess already doing work for you Wayne. I've been trying to push it at my main school for a while now with little success. Hopefully, my methods of "no risk assessment or properly filled out req form, no prac" will slowly wear them down.
- 06 Nov 2013, 11:22
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Science Conference at St Mary's
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9600
Re: Science Conference at St Mary's
I live literally 5 minutes down the road, but can't make it out of work to attend. You win this round, paid employment.
- 06 Nov 2013, 11:20
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Cleaning Brass
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2181
Re: Cleaning Brass
Warm vinegar with a few pinches of salt in it. Soak away.
- 01 Nov 2013, 08:34
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: silicon rescue tape
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1719
Re: silicon rescue tape
I've used it as a fix for washing machine hose. For chemical bottles I would imagine it's a bit fiddly as you need to apply it quite tight and overlap in order to get it to bond. But the stuff does work very well as a sealant, so I'd say worth a shot.
- 29 Oct 2013, 08:56
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Hand sanitiser : hand cleaner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2622
Re: Hand sanitiser : hand cleaner
Slightly higher chance of skin irritation than bar soap, other than that relatively harmless.
- 25 Oct 2013, 12:40
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: chemical Register
- Replies: 38
- Views: 14357
Re: chemical Register
I tend to use Chemwatch for as little as humanly possible. Excel spreadsheet is fairly effective, albeit a pain to update.
- 25 Oct 2013, 10:36
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Fire extinguishers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4473
Re: Fire extinguishers
Portable fire extinguishers are by law required to be inspected by a qualified tester every 6 months.
EDIT: NSW Requirements Information <- Everything you need to know to cringe at what is and isn't correct in your school.
EDIT: NSW Requirements Information <- Everything you need to know to cringe at what is and isn't correct in your school.
- 22 Oct 2013, 10:36
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Bunsen Burners
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4990
Re: Bunsen Burners
While I can't recall any specific guidelines to bunsen burner age restrictions off the top of my head, I would definitely be against classes of primary students taking part in their use, especially as low as years 3-4. They haven't got the presence of mind for the safety requirements involved (altho...