I'm aware that there have been many topics on similar subjects to this, but I have spent most of the morning reading old topics and I still feel somewhat bamboozled... so I thought I'd start a topic to try and fill the gaps
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Back at the end of last Term, I attended an AIS Training day titled 'OH&S Management Systems Training - Secondary Science Laboratories' (AIS - Association of Independent Schools). I came back with more questions than answers
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* Risk assessments - both site and activity assessments.
* MSDS
* Chemical register
* Storage procedures
Things she mentioned which left me feeling
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*safe work procedures (SWP) for all tasks commonly performed in the lab - by me, I assume?!
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*Standard operating procedures (SOP)(if different from above - I found some information about these in previous 'risk assessment' topic)
*incident/near miss reporting (does anyone have an example of their form they could send me? Our current one is
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* proof of training (how can I prove what I haven't had? LOL)
I understand that there are a few differences in the way DET and AIS and other independent school labs are run, but I'm sure there's got to be crossover. I would love to hear from anyone, particularly those who have recently been inspected, on what the requirements are with regards to these.
Also - if someone could explain which authority it is that does the inspecting and how they do it, that would be great! I'm hoping this topic will be a handy resource for all the inexperienced labbies like myself, who can't seem to get a straight answer from anyone in real life!