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- 19 May 2021, 10:10
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: New CSIS is finally here.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8450
Re: New CSIS is finally here.
Still refer us to ChemWatch!!!
- 10 May 2021, 09:34
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: Disposal of the Octanoic and Decanoic acid
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3380
- 03 May 2021, 11:58
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Job Description
- Replies: 87
- Views: 85118
Re: Job Description
Annette, what a great article. I hope the right people get to read it and make the right changes. Good luck!
- 01 Apr 2021, 13:19
- Forum: Recipes and Pracs
- Topic: Distillation for juniors
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2244
Re: Distillation for juniors
Creative, safe and functional - what a win!
- 26 Mar 2021, 07:55
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Magnets
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10166
Re: Magnets
I have just bought more bar magnets, our ancient ones are almost useless. I can highly recommend MTA - https://www.teaching.com.au/product/SER1091007A Great price, too, but bear in mind that they are super strong! Last year I bought a few sets of the IEC bar magnets from Scientrific, also good. Each...
- 03 Mar 2021, 08:18
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Jury duty
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8010
Re: Jury duty
Thanks for your input, everyone, I don't feel as stressed as I did, I have not been through the process before and thought being selected meant you would be committed to a 10 week trial. I'm not trying to get out of jury duty, just would prefer to wait until I have retired, with all the time in the ...
- 26 Feb 2021, 12:01
- Forum: The Lab Tech Position
- Topic: Jury duty
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8010
Jury duty
I have been called up to attend for jury duty next month. Like most of you, I am the only person at school who can prepare pracs for Science. I can't see how the school can do without pracs (ie without me!) for up to 10 weeks. And if they tried it would take me 10 weeks to get everything back in pla...
- 12 Feb 2021, 09:13
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: ferric nitrate?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4560
- 14 Dec 2020, 12:13
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Risk Assess - server hangup problems
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6310
Re: Risk Assess - server hangup problems
What browser are they using? IE, Chrome, Safari etc - worth them trying on a different platform. Don't want to lose RiskAssess!
- 12 Nov 2020, 08:40
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Trolleys
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1803
Re: Trolleys
I have purchased Trolleys from Nisbets, a kitchen supplier, for less than $200 each. They look identical to ones supplied by all the science outlets. 3 tier black and silver. The wheels are large and sturdy. Worth a look if your budget is tight like ours. So did I - they were on sale a few months a...
- 10 Nov 2020, 08:38
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Electrophoresis Kits
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12876
- 21 Oct 2020, 11:01
- Forum: Chemistry and Labware - General
- Topic: Incubator or oven
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6925
Re: Incubator or oven
Anybody know of an affordable drying oven? From what I can see, starting price is about $2 000, ouch. It is to be used for drying out chemical samples, we would carry on using our incubator for agar plates, etc.
- 14 Oct 2020, 08:41
- Forum: Safety with Chemicals
- Topic: RiskAssess chemical codes
- Replies: 42
- Views: 17948
Re: RiskAssess chemical codes
who would blindly follow a document that is so out of date I could not agree more - I managed to get it in writing (indirectly) from my HT that he prefers me to follow RiskAssess, especially when it comes to health risks. I also prefer my old-fashioned diary and prac book for orders and scheduling....
- 07 Aug 2020, 09:10
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: End User Declaration
- Replies: 47
- Views: 31836
Re: End User Declaration
Thanks Alice!
- 02 Jul 2020, 10:45
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Plastic trays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4579
Re: Plastic trays
Two things - Firstly, the old grey trays are photographic trays, not cheap, but, yes very durable. Try your visual arts teacher to see if they have a photography catalogue. Secondly, the ABS trays aren't dishwasher proof. Found out the hard way :-( I must be lucky then, mine have gone through the d...
- 01 Jul 2020, 14:12
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: End User Declaration
- Replies: 47
- Views: 31836
Re: End User Declaration
Even if a school is an account customer, we do require proof of ID of the contact person for each order. This is forwarded through to the Police Dept. Note that different states have different regulations regarding End User Declarations. Alice/Westlab - is there a link to all the products (chemical...
- 01 Jul 2020, 11:15
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: Plastic trays
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4579
Re: Plastic trays
We have bought ABS trays from Haines, been about 4-5 years ago, they've lasted well. We've also got the same grey ones, they are indestructible!
- 04 Jun 2020, 08:43
- Forum: Sourcing Materials & Eq Repairs
- Topic: data loggers
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8369
Re: data loggers
We went with Pasco, represented by Ciderhouse. We've bought a lot of equipment, mostly sets of 8, thanks to the funding from the P&C. The Bluetooth connectivity is life changing for the students, it has created so much enthusiasm. Apart from the pH probes which have been a bit problematic, we're...
- 12 May 2020, 09:52
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: 2020 ASET NSW conference
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9334
Re: 2020 ASET NSW conference
So sad.....
- 13 Mar 2020, 10:52
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Removing rubber stopper from small conical flask
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10130
Re: Removing rubber stopper from small conical flask
I haven't tried it, but if you go to YouTube and search for "How to Get a Cork Out of an Empty Wine Bottle" it shows a method using a plastic bag. Let us know if it works!