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Hi all,

Where have you sourced a thick walled glass trough for this demo? I had these when I worked in the UK. They were shallow-ish yet quite wide in diameter.

No, we don't have one for ours. I don't even know how long ago they were purchased.

I've adapted the model RA from ARPANSA for our records.

I found my old log in! Yay!

Thanks for your reply David.

My head of physics is great and would trust completely compared to myself with it as she has way more experience around the whole thing.

I remember having a science audit before I left by the Catholic Education Office, and the science officer said something along the lines of schools being under a different umbrella of things and don't need to do (or parts of) the new labelling. That was after I relabelled everything!

I'm living in Cambridge. Oh the grey clouds are coming in! Definitely jealous of the warming months of Sydney.

I have a week break for half term. I'm looking forward to it very much already!

A lovely school! I've had friends that went there as students.

What are your plans for next year Merilyn?

Hello from England!!! The countdown is on for the end of the year for you all. I've been at my new schools (working across two sites) for almost a month and it's good working with another labbie. I feel that the things the students learn are further ahead than what I'm use to in NSW (or maybe the sc...

Thanks smeee. I just wanted to know if anyone went to this conference before? and what is your feedback about that? I've been twice. It's a great way to meet other labbies and network. Love the different sessions available. I found the Glass workshop, Optimum Technology, Dissection connection, Logi...

oh, and you know about a prac test in Week 7?!! Amazing!! Lol! They just told me this morning 8O I would feel terrible leaving that to the new person on their first week! Hubby got a job researching Alzheimer's at Cambridge Uni so got to make the move. I'm so sad that I'm going! it'll be for a coup...

Also, there will be a year 10 prac exam in Week 7 (the week the job starts).

I will get all solutions sorted and hopefully it won't be too crazy.

Hi labbies! My job position has been just advertised as I'm moving to the UK in September. If you or know anyone who would be interested in applying please find the job ad on teachers on net. The school is St Ursula's College, all girls. It is a wonderful place to work in. Great science team and sup...

I didn't know about this! This is what I do though- every time a prac is ordered through RiskAssess (or via email) I write it down in weekly planner, mainly for my own organisation. The name/date/time of prac should match that from RA and I have kept the diaries from the last 2 years (mainly because...

You can also edit the Chemwatch labels to have a limit of statement sentences if you have labels with heaps of lines. I remember at one Chemwatch 'training day', the speaker said you can have simple label on the droppers and then on the dropper tray, have the label with the complete information on i...

I have this in the prep room and in the labs.

http://www.ccohs.ca/products/posters/pdfs/GHS.pdf

It was mentioned in an ASET workshop back in 2013. I haven't updated it with anything from Aus though.

I can't say as I'm in the CEO Syd system. I "think" an email was sent a couple of years ago or it was mentioned when I attended one of those ASET training days. I had an audit last year so it was brought up then re: ghs labels as well. I would have assumed someone had to be notified in the...

Sorry I can't help you there.

Why would anyone think to do that... really?!?!?

Did anyone lose their User Defined labels???? Mine were there yesterday and now there's just two new ones which I've never seen before!

I hope mine come back!

I have so many in the cupboard. I think most of them work.... hahaha

I don't remember using them last year at all??!

I haven't heard about these regulations.... since we have air con in the labs in the new building. Although we've had our share of issues with it turning on to the heat setting instead of cooling. In the old labs, the rooms had some sort of air con but not the prep rooms. I did the same as Lyn, open...

What is the KOH used for in this exp? Is it the catalyst? I've only used yeast or KI in this.

Can you (or the new teacher) make a new risk assess order with KI instead of KOH?