Updated June 2020
This document contains quick links to the technical laboratory questions which have been answered by the Science ASSIST Team and published on this website.
The questions have been broadly grouped into categories. Note that the question name only gives an indication of the topic
Updated June 2020
This document contains quick links to the technical resources that have been developed by Science ASSIST.
It includes links to general information; Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); ASSIST Information Sheets (AISs) and laboratory notes.
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2023 Guidelines for best practice for microbiology in Australian schools - Edition 2, is an updated revision of the “2017 Guidelines for best practice for microbiology in Australian schools”.
This information sheet is an updated review of the answers to the following questions, and replaces the previously published Q&As:
● What is a spill kit situation?
● Years 7–12. I have a Spill Kit in place at work (stored in the prep room) which is kept in a smaller (i.e., 1/2 size) than standard-size wheelie bin. What would Assist suggest the contents/quantities of a Spill Kit be? I have 5 labs and a prep room all under the same roof (no steps). Should I have more than one? Note: each lab has a bucket of sand.
This information sheet is an updated review of the answers to the following questions, and replaces the previously published Q&As:
● Lab Safety—sitting during practicals: Do you know if it is a legal requirement for there to be no sitting at benches during school science experiments?
● Lab safety/guidelines: Is there any legislation that states that you need to have a first aid kit available in each Science Lab, that chemical storerooms need to be ventilated and that food (even if it is for experiments) should not be stored in chemical store rooms?
This information sheet is an updated review of the answers to the following questions, and replaces the previously published Q&As:
● Can I use Dangerous goods classes to group risk assessments?
● How long are risk assessments current?
● What is the difference between the European Commission version of a risk assessment and the Globally Harmonised System version?
● Risk assessments for preparation and disposal: Is a risk assessment required every time I perform a task e.g., diluting concentrated HCl? Is an SOP sufficient?
This information sheet is an updated review of the answers to the following questions, and replaces the previously published Q&As:
What is the legal requirement for the temperature and the humidity for a chemical storeroom?
This information sheet is an updated review of the answers to the following questions, and replaces the previously published Q&As:
This information sheet provides an updated review of several questions related to safety shower and eyewash facilities in school laboratories.
All chemicals that are classified as hazardous according to the GHS must be labelled accordingly. This information sheet addresses the following topics:
How can schools ensure that their chemical labels are compliant with the GHS for
