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by cheltie
16 May 2013, 14:26
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Quick cheap plastic alternative gear
Replies: 1
Views: 1460

Re: Quick cheap plastic alternative gear

Good idea. We use shot glasses for nail rusting experiments.
Saves lots of time trying to get the rust stains off the test tubes.
Helen
by cheltie
16 May 2013, 10:00
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: GHS labels
Replies: 46
Views: 15094

Re: GHS labels

Thanks Guys, I am going to start using the new labels but that raises another question. Where we have a chemical that now comes under a GHS hazzard that doesnt have a dangerous goods equivalent where do we store it in the chem store? I printed off a copper chloride solution label from Chemwatch and ...
by cheltie
10 May 2013, 10:21
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: GHS labels
Replies: 46
Views: 15094

Directive from DEC re New GHS labels

Hi Everyone, Has any one working a DEC school recieved anything in writing about the change over to the new GHS labelling system? I am keen to start changing over the labels as I make up new chemicals but the executive here says that as there is no directive from the department we shouldn't start do...
by cheltie
04 Dec 2012, 09:43
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Insurance travelling while shopping for school
Replies: 49
Views: 15337

Re: Insurance travelling while shopping for school

I had a lady here from the union the other day and she told me I was not covered if I went to the shops during school time under the new NSW laws. She said my car is not covered because it is insured for private use not business. She told me to order everything on line and have it delived but she di...
by cheltie
08 Nov 2012, 11:02
Forum: Recipes and Pracs
Topic: Magic Crystal Tree
Replies: 23
Views: 9377

Re: Magic Crystal Tree

This sounds interesting but what is bluing?
Helen
by cheltie
07 Nov 2012, 09:38
Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
Topic: Electrodes
Replies: 0
Views: 1327

Electrodes

Hi everyone,
We have a lot of old electrodes with no identifying marks on them. Some are obvious - copper- but I am wondering if there is a simple test to do to sort out the rest?
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
Helen
by cheltie
29 Nov 2011, 11:15
Forum: Recipes and Pracs
Topic: Glass Making
Replies: 2
Views: 1962

Glass Making

Does any one know a recipe for glass making?
I have a new teacher who wants to do it and it is not something we have done before.
Needs to be safe for year 10.
Thanks,
Helen
by cheltie
10 Nov 2011, 13:20
Forum: Announcements
Topic: PD day on chemical security
Replies: 76
Views: 22702

Re: PD day on chemical security

I got an email back from someone in the DEC OH@S directorate who said as far he knows we have five years to change all the labelling and MSDS. He said the deptment would be speaking to chemwatch about the changes. Interestingly he didn't say that the department would be speaking to the lab. techs bu...
by cheltie
07 Nov 2011, 10:59
Forum: Announcements
Topic: PD day on chemical security
Replies: 76
Views: 22702

Re: PD day on chemical security

Thank you ladies for organising the day for us. It was very interesting. I have just emailed the district OH@S person to see if the DEC has any plans to let us know what we are expected to do by when regarding the GHS. Should be interesting to see what they say as last time I asked they didn't seem ...
by cheltie
20 Oct 2011, 11:38
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: SAS SMARTtrain chemical application training
Replies: 24
Views: 8002

Re: SAS SMARTtrain chemical application training

Hi Liz,
I have forwarded the email sent to me to your DEC address.
Hope this helps you.
Helen
by cheltie
20 Oct 2011, 09:54
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: SAS SMARTtrain chemical application training
Replies: 24
Views: 8002

Re: SAS SMARTtrain chemical application training

I was sent info about a course called SASS Smartrain Chemical Application Level 2 for Science assistants. It is being run in March at Ryde TAFE and says it is about chemical safety, decanting chemicals, OH&S. There seems to be a different one for GA's so this may be just for Labbies. I have appl...
by cheltie
19 Oct 2011, 12:32
Forum: Announcements
Topic: PD day on chemical security
Replies: 76
Views: 22702

Re: PD day on chemical security

I am coming. Have sent my info.
Helen
by cheltie
11 Oct 2011, 13:21
Forum: Announcements
Topic: PD day on chemical security
Replies: 76
Views: 22702

Re: PD day on chemical security

I am hoping to go to this too.
My SAM wants to know if the $40 includes GST or not. Can any one help me?
Helen
by cheltie
16 Sep 2011, 12:54
Forum: The Lab Tech Position
Topic: Lab. Tech. status update
Replies: 33
Views: 12530

Re: Lab. Tech. status update

I added up the total number of classes per week then multiplied it by 65 which is the number of minutes in our periods. I then divided this by 60 and that gave me the number of hours of science lessons per week. Does that make sense?
Helen
by cheltie
15 Sep 2011, 14:26
Forum: The Lab Tech Position
Topic: Lab. Tech. status update
Replies: 33
Views: 12530

Re: Lab. Tech. status update

It seems that we in NSW have way lower ratios than the ideal.
Maybe that's why we weren't allowed to fill out the original survey about lab conditions.
I got the email from the new NSW lab. tech association- ASET.
I joined up a while ago so I guess they sent them to members.
Helen
by cheltie
15 Sep 2011, 11:00
Forum: The Lab Tech Position
Topic: Lab. Tech. status update
Replies: 33
Views: 12530

Lab. Tech. status update

I have just been reading the "Update on the Status of School Science Lab. Techs" that was emailed out this week. I noticed they suggest that there should be 0.6 hours of Lab. tech help for each hour of science lesson. Is this a dream or does anyone actually have that sort of ratio? I just ...
by cheltie
16 Aug 2011, 14:18
Forum: Jobs Forum
Topic: JOB ALLOCATION
Replies: 21
Views: 12979

Re: JOB ALLOCATION

I think there needs to be a formula that takes into account not just the number of students at the school but the number doing science. We have 1200 students and lots of them do a couple of science subjects in year 11 and 12 so we have 26 senior classes 9 of which are chemistry. You can imagine the ...
by cheltie
29 Jul 2011, 10:09
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: DG codes
Replies: 27
Views: 9279

Re: DG codes

The Oh@S person for our area emailed me to say that the DET is working on updating all the policies and procedures.
They are hoping to have all this information available on line in term 4. She said she will keep me informed.
Helen
by cheltie
28 Jul 2011, 13:05
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: DG codes
Replies: 27
Views: 9279

Re: DG codes

I have emailed the OH@S person for the DET Northern Sydney region.
I will let you know if I get a reply.
Helen
by cheltie
26 Jul 2011, 14:53
Forum: Safety with Chemicals
Topic: DG codes
Replies: 27
Views: 9279

Re: DG codes

This sounds like a big change. Can you tell me where you found this information please? No one at my school seems to know about it.
Thanks,
Helen