This downloadable information sheet is intended to serve as an instructional guide on how to carry out and document a risk assessment using the Science ASSIST risk assessment template.
![](https://assist.asta.edu.au/sites/assist.asta.edu.au/files/header-top-logo.png)
This downloadable information sheet is intended to serve as an instructional guide on how to carry out and document a risk assessment using the Science ASSIST risk assessment template.
Portable Bunsen burners: In August 2013, a Qld Dept Education Health and Safety Consultant advised us that the Australian Gas Association (AGA) and Qld Petroleum and Gas Inspectorate have decided t
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) paper used in genetics: Are we still allowed to pu
Use of a spirometer: One of our teachers would like to use a spirometer in class. The spirometer requires the user to breath in rather than blow air out.
Laboratory doors security: Is it a requirement that science room doors be locked when n
potassium bromate: I am wondering if it is safe/acceptable to order potassium bromate in solid form for a visually impressive science reaction for open day purposes.
Making Sherbet: Can you tell me if any safety precautions are required for the sherbet activity, which allows students to create an acid–base reaction in their mouth?
Mercury Spills: We have a small amount of mercury in a thick-walled test tube, which only comes out once a year and is handled by the teacher. I do not have a spill kit for this.
Number of exit doors in labs and prep rooms: How many exit doors must a lab and a prep room have? Should they be on opposite sides of the lab? Are sliding doors allowed?
Chemical Storage: What type of extractor fan should we have to ventilate our chemical storage cupboard?