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We get the OfficeMax brand magnetic ones as well as the boxes of refills for them. Can you give me a product number or photo of the box - we have officemax ones and they were new at start of term and now all they do is push the ink around on the board and leave smear marks etc ... its like its oily...

This is 2 years old - but we did an internal audit 18 months ago and off the back of another schools audit - our exhaust was changed from mechanical - and it is always spinning ... I also keep the chem store door open during the day which allows ventilation in ... https://assist.asta.edu.au/print/2666

Ok - not very sciency I know ... but I am at wits end with useless white board erasers ... Do you order stationary for your department ??? Have you got a tried and tested - lasts more than a term - whiteboard eraser ?? Happy to hear all suggestions ...

Yep same as everyone else - I ask for next days pracs in by recess day prior ... and any food / prep / purchase required items they let me know as they book them in ... Any purchased items need to let me know by Friday week before so I can get over the weekend or plan when I can get ... Works well m...

Well Im still waiting on back order from Serrate from 17th January - {off to send a chaser email - again}

If the teacher plans on using the chemical outside of the recommended usage (i.e. 7 to 12, 11 to 12 etc) they need to consider the hazards and take appropriate steps to reduce the risk. They could make these notes in the box where they sign off. Riskassess has a provision for a supervisor/HT to sig...

Hi Labsters & Labettes ... Just wonder what you use for the kit for students to test rocks with aka glass slide, nail etc. Ours are very old and depleted and looking to revamp ... So interested in hearing what people have in theirs (no budget for laddie-dah fandangle kits) All suggestions gratef...

Check with your HOD about whether you are to go by CSIS or Risk Assess when it comes to use of chemicals. And get the decision in writing so you're covered if anything goes wrong. Mel This is exactly what we did - we use Risk Assess as our go to now ... BUT assessing based on each class and their c...

Ok - So I am jumping on this thread - cause the concern is how hot the wire gets whether in glass or polystyrene ...
Anyone have a good alternative for this prac ...

Officemax has it for $9.50 - you can not put a price on your safety ...

This has worked well though the chinese containers need replacing every couple of years. I went to reject shop and they had these awesome sturdy containers that are $2 each and have a lid that clips on https://www.rejectshop.com.au/medias/masterMedia-30057424.jpg-media-1200Wx1200H?context=bWFzdGVyf...

Yes I love my handy blade remover - best WHS thing you could use - compared to how I was shown!!!!!!!!!!!!!

funny you posted - I am in the throws of making the 3 alternate recipes to see which is better ... be following this thread ... Cheers K8

Ok peeps ... what does everyone else do dissection wise with scalpels ... I have the stainless handles with the blades you can replace - only thing is blades rust etc and you cant get more than two uses out of them ...

Any sharp ideas!! yes the pun was intended!!!!

Can anyone help me - 2.5 years into my job I like to be reminded that there are still things to learn. So we are running out of Peptone - the product I have have is Casein Trypsic Peptone (Tryptone) by Scharlau. So I went and ordered Peptone (Chemsupply). HOwever I am unable to ascertain if they are...

I would still have the pictograms perhaps and with the ABC also send the list (with attached SDS) to your clinic as to what is in each in the event they end up there saying A was splashed in my eye .. Good luck

Some of ours already have blobs of liquid paper etc on them .. I have kitty litter trays and made up paper grids with photo of them and name label on grid .. then a seperate sheet with some general info on the rock mineral etc ... Kitty litter trays are like $3 each at reject shop ... As for working...

I have almost completed re-homing our rock collection from take away chinese containers with hand written labels to more sturdy containers with printed labels and information on each rock ... I NEED YOUR HELP ... I have various large fist sized single pieces of rocks, minerals etc ... I was going to...

Where I am - I have made up our chemical manifest from scratch and keep it on excel (far more abilities to search and set up reminders for expiring sds - than chemwatch offers) Every other department aka maintenance, TAS, CAPA etc are responsible for their own - I have gladly offered assistance and ...

We are in a dither with ours also .. We only have the leads - they dont have alligator clips on them ... So I have bundled 5 each into a pullback clip - however its not working ... and grabbing a bundle of 5 and looping into themselves unravel ... Just seeing if any other ideas are out there ... K8...