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Science Laboratory Assistant https://www.ipc.qld.edu.au/science-laboratory-assistant-23pfjf/ Ignatius Park College Townsville Term Time, Part Time role 22 hours per week Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques or equivalent experience, Drivers Licence, Blue Card, First Aid Salary is a School Officer...

I’m really sad to say that my coworker is leaving at the end of this school year, so I’m therefore looking for a new lab assistant to work with me here at IPC. https://www.ipc.qld.edu.au/science-laboratory-assistant-43ppc4/ School Officer - Science Laboratory Assistant Commencing 15th January 2024 4...

I wanted a Stocktake program for everything in the lab - beakers, flasks etc as well as chemicals, so Chemwatch won't work for that

Hi everyone What do you all use for stocktake programs? I have Omega Scientific's Laboratory Stock Controller program - it's quite old now. I've tried Quartzy but it doesn't do all that Stock Controller does (historical purchase dates/prices etc). I'd rather not use spreadsheets etc. Any other progr...

https://www.ipc.qld.edu.au/science-laboratory-assistant/ Science Laboratory Assistant job in Townsville starting in Term 2 working with me! Applications close the morning of Friday, 8th April. Annette Diploma of Laboratory Technology, Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment, Cert IV Laboratory Te...

https://www.teachers.on.net/vacancy/688 ... e-randwick

I don’t know anything so can’t answer questions - I just saw this advertised on a FB group

I made a sock from a KMart shower curtain. Cut it in half, sewed it into a tube, thread a piece of rope through the eyelets. I can tie the top over the shower, and put a bin under the bottom of the curtain and it all pours into the bin, no mess!

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QEST presents ConQEST at UQ Gatton on 27th and 28th June 2022

I'm getting a bit tired of all the admin jobs being advertised at my school at the same level as my job. They in no way compare! Sometimes I feel like applying for them so I can have a quiet, less dangerous, healthy job! I have been a Lab Tech for 10 years. I have Cert III Education Support, Cert II...

Where did you get your safety shower test sock from? Price?

We invite school Laboratory Technicians and Educators to join us at ConQEST2019, 1st & 2nd July, UQ Gatton campus, with an optional extra half day on 3rd July. Delegates will have opportunity to be inspired by keynote speakers and take part in practical workshops presented by professionals from ...

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have a student safety induction booklet / powerpoint they use at the start of the year to run students through working safely in labs? Could you share it here or email it to me?
Trying to update our ages old booklet and want some new ideas.

Thanks!

Annette.

Yes, that is why I am doing some research to see if there is an alternative. I posted that the question on Assist. We have 6 labs and only one with piped gas. The rest use portables, but we can't just stop using them because we wouldn't be able to do anything!

We had tripod risers built. A piece of ply with a hole cut in the middle for the bunsen to sit in, with two blocks of ply either side underneath to lift it a bit. The tripod sits on that so no new tripods needed. The Aus Gas Assoc and Qld Gas Directorate have advised (via ScienceASSIST ASTA) that th...

Who is using the portable bunsen burners with butane canisters (labgaz / coleman)? They are now not recommended for use in schools.

Other than traditional bunsens or hotplates are there any alternatives?

The union has referred me to individuals who have Level 5 PDs to get a copy of theirs :-/

Hi!

Does anyone have a Position Description for a Level 5 Lab Technician for a Queensland Catholic/Independent school they could share with me?

Thanks,
Annette.

Thanks. It seems a few people have done this experiment and purchased this chemical. Initial outlay is steep, but the amount used each year is very small so cost per use/year is not so bad.

Thanks everyone - and for the humour too! I'll just find those gold medals of mine now and.......

It is from a National Nanotechnology Secondary School Resource developed by CSIRO. Not helpful if schools can't get the chemicals....