AIS: Risk Management and Risk Assessment

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.

This document also gives a brief overview of risk management and conducting a risk assessment.

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SOP: The Thermite Reaction

This downloadable document is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method for demonstrating the thermite reaction.

This reaction is potentially a very hazardous activity; however the hazards it presents can be safely managed with suitable controls in place.

The accompanying example risk assessment should be used as a guide only and users should consider risks and safety measures in their local environment before proceeding.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U07 (Year 10)

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Real Human Skeletons

This Information sheet covers the History of Human Skeletons & Bone Collections used for educational purposes, Legislation, Ethics, Disposal of Human Bones and Science ASSIST recommendations.

SOP operating a pressure cooker and autoclave

An autoclave or an appropriate pressure cooker (one with a gauge that indicates temperature and pressure) is commonly used in the school laboratory to effectively sterilise biological waste growth media (agar and broths) and certain equipment and instruments by killing all microbial life including bacterial spores. Sterilisation is achieved by heating items using steam under pressure at high temperatures i.e. 121°C at 15psi (pounds per square inch of pressure) for 15–30 minutes.

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains a detailed method for operating a pressure cooker and autoclave.