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Here's the link to Safe Work Australia that has a document for labelling of chemicals. Most of it is not terribly relevant, although there is a section on labelling small containers: http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/about/publications/pages/labelling-hazardous-chemicals-cop And Glenpaul...

I thought the GHS symbols needed to be in colour, but I could be wrong. There is something in the GHS labelling code that gives direction about labelling small containers. I've also read something somewhere that gives guidelines on labelling items that are to be used straight away. I just can't reme...

Thanks for your help. I might try and different supplier and see what I get!

Hi All I ordered some bunsens last year, thinking I was buying the standard bunsen with the four air holes. Instead, I received ones that have just one large air hole. I'm not overly happy with them, but found it worked okay in the prep room. Our new HT is not happy with them. Has anyone bought buns...

Yes, back in the saddle today :-( We went camping to the Snowys for a few days after Christmas, home for a week and a bit then to the north coast for two weeks for the annual beach holiday. Only got home Sunday, so my head is just not into work today at all! Hoping for a more productive day tomorrow!

I think there may be HECS-type arrangements for higher level courses at TAFE. Worth checking out if you are interested in doing something beyond Cert III.

Yes, that's the amount I've been quoted for next year. I haven't enrolled yet - who has that sort of money this side of Christmas?!

To add to my previous comment. I just searched for a brand of dishwasher tablets on CW and it states "Non-hazardous". Guess what? Went to the manufacturer's website and sure enough, as you would expect, they are listed as "Hazardous". Not happy.

All suppliers, by law, have to provide a SDS for their product. Most do this by providing them on their websites. But if you have trouble locating one, check with the company you purchased the product from, they should also be able to help. I'm just updating our SDSs and found the SDS for Dispirin o...

We just use the counters with an "X" on one side. Haven't had to do 800 though!

I would have loved to have come, but will still be soaking up the sun on the north coast that week. Any chance of it being run later in January, or some notes be distributed to members after the training?

Thanks for organising this, sorry I wouldn't be able to attend that week.

Hi Wayne We have Unisafe C-View here. Just bought some more from Haines for $4.95 each. They are cheap but I find they get broken at the bridge. This could be from abuse from students or general wear and tear. I've stuck with what they were already using, but it would be interesting to see if the de...

After my experience yesterday with their on-line help, I think in future I will think of it as "on-line help to get you really frustrated and angry".

I'm just having a general rant. I'm sure the older versions were a bit easier when doing searches. I'll try to get it to give me a drop down menu - that doesn't always seem to happen. Thanks for the response so quickly.

I am getting more and more frustrated with Chemwatch. When I do a search for a chemical, the one I want can be miles down the list. I have tried contacting them but they tell me it works fine - except 2% is not the same as 2M! I am mostly using Chemwatch (Gold FFX) for labelling to comply with GHS r...

I noticed on this forum a bit earlier that someone had enrolled at Griffith by distance ed with no residentials - that might suit you Toni. Campbelltown TAFE is running the Cert III again next year for those of us in this part of the world. There was a glitch earlier on which didn't list Campbelltow...

That sounds way too much work for one person, just the data entry alone would tie you up for a week. We have about 1000 students and I work 35 hours a week. Getting the manifest updated and SDSs printed off is taking me a bit of time. I haven't made a concerted effort to get it done (hoping to spend...

Hi Annett I'm in a Catholic school and am responsible for the stocktake of science chemicals etc. I also have to organise other areas to do an annual stocktake. The person in charge of each area has to let me know if they require updated SDSs - it is their responsibility to check this information. I...

Hope today goes better for you, Sue. Just focus on the countdown to your holiday!

I probably should have taken a photo but didn't want to embarrass her, although she was having a good laugh herself. I have to say, it was travelling very smoothly across the rough pathway, one of those would be really useful!