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OK did my homework on this The Premium ones have a 5 year warrantee , these are the ones we have at present . The teachers hate them . The Porcelain ones have a ceramic coating which has a 25 year warrantee and is scratch and dint resistant as well as they claim won't ghost or stain. We have ordered...

7-8mm seems to be the best IMO . It fits the bungs that come with holes pre-bored . 7 mm fits in nice and easy , 8 will need a bit of lube as its very tight . I even have some strange 6.8mm stuff that's an easy slide in but seals tight when the stoppers are pushed into flasks etc . Don't forget to g...

An old topic but We are in a similar situation that our old whiteboards are hopeless . We got a new one last year and some darling has scratched it severely and it needs replacing again . So been checking out 2400 x 1200mm Magnetic white boards Staples has a penrite Porcelain one for $364 and Office...

Found this in a link on the DET portal .It seems to be the most up to date directive for DET schools. Chemical safety fact sheet - Globally Harmonised System of Classification (GHS) On 10 June 2016 the Department published advice through School Biz concerning the introduction of the GHS system of ch...

Had a look at what was on schoolbiz about it . All looked a bit flash and glam. Fancy words to make us feel important . \:D/ There were a couple of videos to watch . Only bit I caught about being moved around was the GA saying something about see what the staff in the office do . Seriously . I hope ...

Oh my god it was bloody hot today . Wasn't a labbie today ,I was doing my other job as the Antenna guy . Climbing on roofs and generally baking , thankfully I didn't need to get into any ceiling caverties .Had changed into my third shirt by lunch time . :yuck: Days like this remind me how lucky I am...

Jack of all trades ...master of none

.....should I get simmerstat or thermostat controls? It is mainly used for agar and heating solutions that will disolve better heated. We have the IEC thermostat hot plate for the prep room and Simmerstats for the classrooms. You can use either but I find the thermostat one is better for making up ...

Are you a DoE school ? If so might pay to hang off until the new CSIS comes out ..... so I'm tol

Despite the excitement of realizing I don't have to do anymore labelling (According to Alan Smith ) ,I discovered today that the labels I had already put on all the Hydrochloric acid containers has the wrong GHS symbols on it . A Scull and cross bones and a Corrosive . It should be a Corrosion and a...

Absolutely Narelle...I am not suggesting my gossip is gospel . Just a heads up not to throw the kits out just yet. As far as the Talc goes , I'm kinda with you about assumptions Merilyn .......but I don't think Alan would have flippantly suggested what he did if he felt there was any serious risk. A...

Last week at SLAMN Alan Smith mentioned the Mohs hardness kits sayng that they had tested several different ones and they all were asbestos free . He said we could use our existing Mohs kits again . When asked about our Talc samples , he sad that they would be fine to use also and that they would ha...

CSIS bans any explosions

.... if any one going to the SLAMN conference hears anything definitive about what we are supposed to be doing about this ##@$%$# labelling mess, can they please pass on the info. Well from what I undestood Alan said was ... suprise suprise .... we don't need to label anything until advised next ye...

LOL , I was booked to stay at Belle vista ....just found about an hour ago that its had a serious plumbing issue and me and a third of the guests are being relocated . Hope the rest of the trip is OK ....Looking forward to it .

As well as Xmas , so is the last few weeks we have to do all the relabeling . Do you all not think it somewhat strange that the dept has not sent out any curcular to tell us we need to . I know a couple of Labbies that say they won't until they are told to. Can't wait to here Alans talk on the new C...

Chemwatch seems to have ironed out a few bugs in their data base as hoped would happen when they switched to a new server .

Ammonium Thiocyanate and Ammonium Molybdate now print the correct Signal word and GHS symbols on labels .

The whole site seems a little faster and stable

Thanks Louise . Had a look around for a CD but couldn't find one but as Narelle just said , won't work on new computers. Surprising its not downloadable from the CSIS online . Since I've been here we have had everything on Chemwatch . We don't have any MSDS printed out as Everyone seems to think its...

What are C1/C2 forms ?
This the first I have heard of them

We have two bottles of it in the Store room .
I haven't seen anyone ask for it ever since I've been here .
I asked at recess who uses it and why and nobody knew.