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will check them out, thank you

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this is a great idea..

I am having trouble sourcing EXCELLENT quality slides for the HSC classes. I have bought some from ISSCo and others but the teacher is not happy with them. I have found some she is happy about but still needs others: This is from her: HSC Biology requires students to be able to “draw transvers...

I disinfect mine then put in the broken glass waste.

Serrata assures me that they have made sure their supply of Talc is asbestos free. ring them and ask

We use Conditionaire in Sydney

We have rubber-type aprons on hooks in every room - and no one uses them. I suggest that teachers use them - but they don't even suggest it to students. We have the safest spider population in Australia - as they live among the aprons.

I have quite a few old chemicals from the old Gov Stores days.. I use Chemwatch..

we have aprons - I asked for them for students especially Senior students. They are white rubber/plastic coated ones, one class got the black cast off rubber ones from the technics people. They hang in each room, and are NEVER used. I have never washed them! can you wash plastic coated aprons? They ...

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Rakhi - I have some idea how hard it is when you come to Australia with qualifications from overseas.. It is hard to obtain recognition. My co-worker here has a Chemistry degree from India and she cannot obtain recognition for it from Australian Universities. The problem is the time and cost of tran...

same here - just over the PA. Last year they forgot totally! I wa sin prep room having a minutes silence by myself and teacher came in and started wanting things - i totally ignored them and they then realise d-- ooops

Industrial Chemistry . Advanced Diploma Laboratory Management. Part way through Maths/Teaching degree then couldn't afford to continue. Worked in laboratories at a lead-zinc smelter for years, moving into their research facility; Research Assistant to Professor of Chemistry until he died- during whi...

The CSIS - Chemical Safety in Schools has been updated. The DEC [State ] schools have access to it. Any other school has to pay to have access. I am in a Catholic school in Maitland/Newcastle Diocese and the CSO [Catholic Schools Office] in this Dioceses will not pay. So all Catholic schools here ar...

NOn-government schools have to pay to gain access to the new CSIS - our Diocesan offices won't pay for it.. so we are still using the old one.

we use tooth picks soaked in distilled water. I have the chemicals in labelled vials and the students dip the wet toothpick into the powder then introduce into the flame. Makes less mess than a spray bottle. I have the vials in sets - by using takeaway food containers

Aluminium...ahh is it that or is it Aluminum? USA - they say 'ALUM-IN-UM' . My son lives in USA and, in a conversation on Skype, I corrected his pronunciation to which he picked up a box of foil and pointed out to me the spelling on it.. yes, it is spelt Aluminum on the packet. So -- is that an Amer...

YES I have asked Max at Serrata and he has been in touch with his suppler and they are assured that the samples they have NOW are asbestos free

I am in the middle of updating ALL our SDS for Science - I have done the rest of the school and am now going through the 450 files I have. Then to print up 7 copies of them so they are in each location required Then it will be updating the mini-MSDS..and laminating them so they can go out with pracs...

using a mop on the benches! Brilliant I dea! so quick