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I've attached the labels I use. These match the CSIS disposal methods. The second attached document summarised the waste disposal procedures, because many people don't have access to CSIS.

On 1st Jan 2012 all states in Australia will have in force new national harmonised OHSW legislation called “Work Health & Safety” (WHS). As part of these changes Australia will finally embrace the “Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). G...

You could try gel electrophoresis in a butter container with agar & separate inks or dyes. simple cheap & it works really well. Details at:
http://www.brightminds.uq.edu.au/resour ... index.html

There is a good paper called "Microbiology Safety Considerations" on Southern Biological's webpage (http://www.southernbiological.com) under Microbiological Specimens. It explains the use of broths and how to spread a lawn plus many other useful things about how schools can do micro safely...

You should have no problem flaming the neck of a plastic vial. Its not as if the vial is in the flame for long and the plastic vial is probably autoclavable anyway!

In SA we are required to follow the National Health and Medical Research Council “Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation in Secondary Schools, (1986)’ This code includes the need for testing and says: "10.2 The responsible teacher shall carry out a routine check, a...

Gel electrophoresis can be done in a butter container with equipment you are likely to have at school. It works really well with food dyes or texta ink. The instructions can be found at:
http://www.brightminds.uq.edu.au/thelab ... el_exp.pdf

There is an easier way to make Bromine Water:

In a beaker, in the fume cupboard, mix the following ingredients:
4.4g NaBr
21 ml 2 M HCl
30ml 4% Sodium Hypochlorite
28 ml distilled water

Keep is tightly closed bottle & store in the fridge. This is safer than transporting it ready made.

There is a good website on Forensic Science called Court TV. It has 5 units of work which include a crime, all the student handouts, teacher notes & importantly all the information you need to prepare it. They have a few ideas that are well worth checking out. See: http://www.courttv.com/forensi...