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Do any body know, what we must keep in our First Aid Kits in the Prep rooms & staff room??????????????? We have swabs guaze sterile Sterile oval eye pad Band aids Saline sachet sterile Pins, safety pins etc, Bandage clips, Bandages crepe Triangular bandage Adhesive dressing strip St Johns first ...

We in NSW are not aloud to do this. Yes I have also seen it done at a Science conference. Perhaps some one who went to 2006 Science Conference at marys, may have a copy. I throw mine away, as i know we can not do this.

We use Pipette Pumps page 598 in the Q-stores book. THese are so easy to keep clean, and working. Their is no chance of these rotting etc. On the same page are the ones you already have. GIve q-stores a ring on 02 8304 7777

I do believe it will be banned soon, and the curriculum is changing yet again.

THanks Richard, would an oven bag do the same job? Or would I use two bags??

After just getting a new microwave, and I have done my first batch of agar plates, in the microwave. Which I would say turned out very well. I shall never go back to doing them the old way, on the hot plate etc. I would now like to know how long you need to microwave the agar plates to dispose of th...

You can still use Ammonium Nitrate, if you have any. You can not BUY it any more, with out a License, which the DET will not go ahead with. So You need to ask around who may have some to give you or swap with some thing else. It will end up helping each other with items.

IF you are able to go to DET site, and click on In Principal, click again on your area, you should be able to find water/bann's distilled water in term 2 or term3 2007.

WE have been advised NOT to make our own distilled water. But to purchase it, because of the water ban's. Not too sure if that is a Sydney thing or not. Memo came in term 3 last year.

Sticking to a safety number would be a better idea. Make sure the glasses have a side bit, it covers the side of the eye in case of splashing. Make sure ALL is plastic so they can be strezlised, some have a bit of metal here or there. Australian Safety standard is the way to go.

Q-stores has a good supply of amber glass bottles with white screw lids. Perhaps a goggle in WA may help you a little more.

While shopping for a dishwasher for home yesterday. I did notice, NO more spikes, they are now rounded over, two spikes and the top rounded over. Like a loop. Hope you can understand what I mean. So please check yours has spikes, or the smaller test tubes will not fit on.

WE have Data harvest, from Serrata and Bernie comes out to show the teachers different items etc, and also what is new. We have had them for about 2 years now, and not problems, as yet.

Has the rate of pay changed?????????????

Simpson Silencio has done us well for over 5 years. It has never missed a bet. You will wonder how on earth you did with out one once you get it up and working.

I have been given the go ahead for a new Microwave, for the prep room, to help with Agar and other items. As I had 6 weeks off with a damaged ankle, I plan to go shopping for the microwave on Tuesday. Any thing I should look for in a microwave for the lab. I know some of you have some great ideas. S...

If you have a copy of the CSIS, Chemical Safety In Schools, their are two volumes. Appendix E disposal of waste chemicals. Volume 2, pages 1-30. You should have a waste glass jar for silver, Copper, and most of your heavy metals. You treat most of solutions and Neutralise, then they may go down the ...

The question was, what does SASS stand for. Not too sure why it was put in this group. No we are not still talking about 24th Nov.

Ian are you ahead of your self, happy 2009, where have you been???

We are now SAO School admin Officers, once upon a time we were
SASS School Assistant Support staff, before that Anxcillary staff, I can not go any more back than that.

Yes welcome back every one, do hope you all had a great holiday, and are all ready for a great and BUSY 2008. I had 6 weeks off, due to a bad left ankle, nice to be able to walk again, can not quite run or dance, but I am getting their. I have to see to my fume cupboards, I have none. But welcome ev...