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| Author: | Advent Drabblers [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:08 am ] |
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Recipe for an interesting science lesson. Ingredients: 1 piece of Crystalline Substance Sulphuric Acid Litmus Paper Sarcastic Teacher Irritated Pupil Slovenly Prefect Distilled Water Blackish Powder Crucible Method. 1.Let the Slovenly Prefect loose in the lab. Do not check what she leaves lying around. 2.Allow the Sarcastic teacher and the Irritated Pupil to slowly simmer together. Separate just before boiling point. 3.Mix Irritated Pupil with Crystaline Substance, Sulphuric Acid, and distilled water. 4.Stir well. 5.Keep Sarcastic Teacher well away from the mixture during this next process. 6.Add blackish powder to the mixture and heat. It may be advisable at this point to stand back. 7.Explosion comes here, as does bad smell. 8.Cover your nose with whatever comes to hand. 9.After the explosion transform Sarcastic Teacher into Heroic Teacher (a small dash of courage normally does the trick) and add her to the end result. 10.Introduce Matey 11.Use the litmus paper to tidy up the mess while letting reflections show with a smile. | |
| Author: | Liz K [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:31 am ] |
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| Author: | Cumbrian Rachel [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:44 am ] |
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I'm really enjoying the advent drabbles so far - thank you! | |
| Author: | PaulineS [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:46 pm ] |
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Loving the variety of the drabbles. Thank you. | |
| Author: | Liane [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:30 pm ] |
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Love it! Thank you. | |
| Author: | Advent Drabblers [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:27 pm ] |
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Nell Wilson stalked into the Staff Room and just stopped herself slamming the door behind. She sank into her seat, dumping a thin sheaf of paper in front of her. “What’s up Nell?” asked Con Stewart. “Nothing! Just the fact that I have to fill out this Risk Assessment form. All because Evadne Lannis has to experiment with the task I’d set them.” “Poor you. But that explosion could have been so much more serious. Evvy could have been badly injured, for a start. And weren’t you warned that this could happen after that affair with Eustacia?” “To stop Evvy I’d have needed eyes in the back of my head!” Nell’s face suddenly lightened, and her eyes gleamed. “You’re right as usual Con. I suppose I’d better get on with it.” Nell uncapped her pen and was soon in the throws of the required paperwork. After a period of steady work she sat back with a sigh and contemplated her handiwork. Chalet School Risk Assessment ACTIVITY / TASK / ROOM…Chemistry laboratory……………. ASSESSOR(S)…Helena Wilson RISK RATING H = HIGH M = MEDIUM L = LOW Hazards: What can cause an injury - e.g. floors, dust, tools, chemical, machinery Control measures to be used: What can be done to reduce/eliminate the risk of injury. e.g. Supervision, training, safe work practices. Hazard 1: Evadne Lannis Probabilty of injury: high Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: high Control measures: Check all unnecessary items are safely locked away. Grow eyes in the back of my head Final risk rating: low Hazard 2: Eustacia Benson Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Place laboratory key in a lockable key cabinet. Hide cabinet key so that it cannot be found. Final risk rating: low Hazard 3: Chemical spillage Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Ensure that all chemicals are locked away at the end of each session. Training in second sight required. Final risk rating: low Hazard 4: Acid spillage Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Lock away all acids and alkalis. Check after each session. Training in second sight required. Final risk rating: low Hazard 5: Fire Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Check fire extinguishers regularly Final risk rating: low Hazard 6: Bunsen burners Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Check connections and tubing weekly. Turn off gas at the source when not in use Training in second sight required. Final risk rating: low Hazard 7: Fumes Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Safety goggles to be provided by the school for all pupils taking chemistry. Final risk rating: low Hazard 8: Spills Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Overalls needed for all students Armour plating required for staff Final risk rating: low Hazard 9: Explosions Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Overalls needed for all students Armour plating required for staff Final risk rating: low Hazard 10: General safety Probability of injury: medium Severity of injury: medium Initial risk rating: medium Control measures: Safety briefing to be given at the start of each year Ability to hear, mark, and inwardly digest instructions to be imposed on each girl Final risk rating: low Assessment Review e.g. Time, Change of persons, Change of work practice, Change of room layout Date_________ Assessor(s) __H. Wilson___________________________ Nell grinned as she signed her name with a flourish at the bottom. | |
| Author: | arky72 [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:37 pm ] |
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*chuckles* | |
| Author: | Nightwing [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:00 pm ] |
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Advent Drabblers wrote:
Control measures: Overalls needed for all students Armour plating required for staff
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| Author: | Lesley [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:18 pm ] |
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Would love to see Nell's response to the COSHH assessments required for each chemical! | |
| Author: | Pat [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:26 pm ] |
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Never having had to do one of those, I woiuldn't have a clue Lesley! Risk Assessments are one thing, COSSH something else again. | |
| Author: | Sugar [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:56 pm ] |
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great - thanks! | |
| Author: | Alison H [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:23 pm ] |
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I'd
love to know how high the school's insurance premium was by the end of the
series! | |
| Author: | Vick [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:41 pm ] |
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ah, the joys of risk assessments 
Thanks Ads (even if Lesley hasn't posted hers yet!!! 
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| Author: | PaulineS [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:04 pm ] |
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Thanks, ADs | |
| Author: | Advent Drabblers [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:12 pm ] |
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The day Evvy blew up the lab? Oh yes, I remember it well - it was the sort of day that should have turned my hair white, it wasn't until a few years later that I found out it needed a far, far greater shock than that. Anyway, from what I can remember it started as just an ordinary day as far as I'm concerned. I was Science and Geography Mistreess at the Chalet School in the Austian Tyrol. It was the nineteen-thirties so, as you can imagine, the school was a very forward thinking one - there were not many girls schools of that time teaching science. The facilities I had were not wonderful - not like the gleaming laboratories of nowadays, certainly - and even for back before the war they were rather primative - not really surprising as the Headmistress at the time was more interested in the Arts and saw Science as just an added extra - and her predecessor was someone that had never even studied at university level - but I'm digressing. You wanted to know about the accident caused by Evadne Lannis? Well, it's probably alright to tell you know that, in fact, it was no accident. Oh yes, it happened as you've been told, the girl did mix up any number of her ingredients and placed the lot, along with an unknown extra powder, in her crucible and turn up the heat - but it was planned. Who by? Why me of course! You don't think I'm the sort to leave that type of thing to chance, do you? I already knew of the bad habit of that Prefect in leaving powders out when they should have been locked away and I kept a close eye on young Evadne - of course it had to be her - or Cornelia of course. Well on one day she comes in for her lesson and I could tell she was all revved up, she'd fallen foul of a number of my colleagues through the day and was close to screaming pitch. Of course I added to it - sarcasm is a very precise weapon, you know? I kept niggling and niggling, certain that it would cause exactly the action I wanted. Sure enough, after a particularly sharp dig, she went completely over the top - mixed up everything I had laying within reach then even got a small amount of the 'extra' powder I had left lying around. I watched surreptiously to make sure she didn't take too much and, while she was engrossed in her concoction I moved the jar further away - I wanted no tragedies, you understand. Then ...Kaboom! The explosion was fierce and quite reached my hopes and expectations. As I'd been expecting it I was able to usher all the other students out quickly and I grabbed up Evvy herself on the way out. Why? Why did I do it? Oh that's easy. Evvy's father was an American millionaire - when he heard about what had happened, what his daughter had done, he insisted on re-fitting the lab at his expense - state of the art facilities I had - the envy of scientists throughout the world. He continued to fund science for the rest of his life - even with all the moves the Chalet School always had excellent facilities - a perfect result for one day's planning. | |
| Author: | blue1 [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:25 pm ] |
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Brilliant I love it. All the advant drabbles have been great by the way. | |
| Author: | Susan [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:50 pm ] |
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[quote="Advent Drabblers] [Control measures: Overalls needed for all students Armour plating required for staff Sounds more like St Trinians. Good old Nell - use the millionaire parents to fund things. | |
| Author: | PaulineS [ Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:51 pm ] |
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Lesley and Nell really!!!!
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| Author: | Sugar [ Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:30 am ] |
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Brilliant - all 3 of you!! | |
| Author: | janem [ Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:47 am ] |
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Wonderful. These drabbles are so clever. I am struggling with not laughing out loud and waking the rest of the house when I come on early in the morning! 
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| Author: | Karoline [ Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:03 am ] |
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Thanks AD's | |
| Author: | Smile :) [ Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:10 pm ] |
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Thank you Advent Drabblers
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| Author: | abbeybufo [ Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:13 pm ] |
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Brilliant! Thanks ADs
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| Author: | Kathy_S [ Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:27 am ] |
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*giggles* (explosively) Thank you, ADs.
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| Author: | Cath V-P [ Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:37 am ] |
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Brilliant, Nell, just brilliant. | |
| Author: | Fiona Mc [ Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:45 pm ] |
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Love
Nell's planning | |
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