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I think it might be the 'Site Specific Risk Assessment' (SSRA). It's a form that's in the original folders. I can't find it on line in the Chemical Safety in School website. If you can get the folders, look in the 'workplace training module' figure 1.5-4 page 17/18. This form is used if a teacher wa...

Contact the Work, Health & Safety consultant for your area. They should be able to find out the regulations for this.

I ordered a number of different items and only received about half. As they run out of stock they can't fill the order. That was at the end of October.

Does anyone know what is happening with Chemwatch and Government schools?

Hi Grip PVA works, Parfix PVA doesn't.

What do you use as liquids to separate in the separating funnels? One teacher uses oil which is very difficult to clean out and another uses kerosene which smells. Any ideas welcome.

Distilled water for everything here

Yes you do for the faculty and whole school register. You still only need the mini for classroom use.

Last day of term 1 and I have 5 pracs to prepare and an assessment task for senior biology. Are others as lucky as me?

I've only ever used distilled water - pH 2.8 to 4.6

It's our school's 50th celebration today. We have an open day. 4 labs with 5 different practs in each lab plus I do first aid. It's been hectic.

Definitely contact the Incident line - 1800 811 523. It should be within 24 hours but is accepted up til 48 hours after the event. Anything that makes you uncomfortable or concerned in any aspect of our job should be reported.

Congratulations on your retirement and now for a new stage of life. Enjoy every minute.

The reason you can't access the SDS Rae is that the company who put out the chemical hasn't given permission for Chemwatch to use the SDS. You have to fill in the field, send it to Chemwatch and they approach the company to get permission to display it.

I was told we possibly could be by Christmas.

We use potassium permanganate.

The addition of acid allows better separation of the iron ions and the sulfate ions in electrolytic experiments, especially in low molarity copper sulfate solutions.

RiskAssess states that risk assessments for experiments have to be held for the life of the youngest participant. Where do we store these?

The snake was 60cm long, not mm. Obviously I was more shaken than I thought.

Sitting at my desk putting the whole school chemical stocktake on to the computer. Sense a movement about 1 metre away on the floor. It's just a red bellied black snake about 60mm long, making it's way from under the compactus to the classroom door. Luckily I had a butterfly net nearby (don't ask) a...