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My son,who works part-time in a pet shop,told me our fish was swimming upside down because it had too much gas in it's belly. Don't know if thats true but the fish soon fixed itself up. I wonder if the peas are a remedy for this?

What a great idea! i will do that from now on.
How often do you wash them in the dishwasher?

I am on the OHS committee here & science is a nightmare! I have some tricky questions that I haven't been able to find answers to such as ; do we need to have emergency lighting in prep rooms & storage areas? are the power points,gas points & taps a safe distance apart from each other? d...

Sorry, will be on a 3week trip in Europe with hubby & kids

Thanks guys. I appreciate the help.

Morning,

This is probably a really stupid question but... can you use tap water to make up solutions or does it have to be distilled water?

Thanks
Jodye

We only get a contractor out very 4 years or so. I think I will just leave it in the fridge then until we do another big clean out.
thanks Lada.

Hi All,

I have 4 very old containers in our fridge of 1,6 diaminohexane that I need to get rid of but can't work out how to dispose of it.
I tried CSIS & MSDS & am still unsure of what to do. Could someone give me a little advice.

Thanks
Jodye

I ask for 24hours notice...never get it. :mad: If I can get an order ready with only a periods notice i will but I will also say no if I have to..especially to repeat offenders. :redcard: I have 1 or 2 teachers who will come into the prep room during a lesson & ask for a prac there & then !!...

Great idea. I won't be able to make the meeting but would be willing to join the association when it is up & running. Would this help us make our jobs "real" instead of just support staff?

Hi All,

With the recent heatwave here in NSW ,I was wandering how many of you have airconditioners throughout your school?
I am on the P & C here at school & have been hounded by parents,students & even teachers about this,so any help would be appreciated.

We are the same...no lab coats & we have class sets of goggles. I get sick of supplying pens,pencils,glue & scissors !!! I don't think we should supply these things. I can't understand how the kids can show up without them.

I use the risk assess software too. I am in my 2nd year of using it. Like Lis, I do most of the RA's. It is really easy to use.

Hi Wayne,

I do the same thing as Voice. Defrost them overnight. I put a tray on top to cover them up in case we have any visitors ( mice or other living rats) during the night. I would hate to come in in the morning to find my rats half eaten!!

Wow..I couldn't fit all that into my little fridge but I will give it a go. I will fill it up today!! I still don't know how to stop the coffee cups but I am going to just collect them in a box. Funny thing about the OH & S committee..I am on it as of next month when I complete my OH&S cours...

He has only started doing it this year as he moved into the lab beside my prep room. Thanks for the advice everyone. :D I will take it all on board & pile up his cups & cutlery & place them in a box. When I get it full I will put it on his seat in his lab. As for the food in the fridge, ...

We do have a fridge & a sink in the staff room. At first I kept bringing his coffee cups back to the staff room & when he asked where his cups were, I told him " in the staff room where they belong!! "

Lada,
I have had rats in the fridge beside his lunch... It doesn't seem to stop him. I had HCl on the sink yesterday too !!

Morning everyone, I have a BIG problem with a teacher ( HOD ) using my prep room as a kitchen. he puts his lunch in the fridge & uses my sink to wash his coffee cups. What annoys me the most is him leaving his cups in the sink or on my bench!! : I started hiding all his cups but he still brings ...

I took a pluck, eyeballs ,hearts & kidney's out of the freezer last night for dissections this morning. No problem with any of it,
I know some of the teachers would prefer the eyes fresh, which is fine if they would do the prac when they order it, not 2 weeks later!!