useful websites for research for merit & distinction

http://www.sciencelab.com/msdsList.php
http://www.zohardalia.com/Media/Uploads/LABS_L_-_MSDS.pdf
http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/
http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/basics.htm
http://www.cleapss.org.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/user/CLEAPSS
http://www.rsc.org/Education/EiC/issues/2011September/cleapsshazardsymbols.asp
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ICECI/EnforcementActions/BioresearchMonitoring/ucm133748.pdf
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/is-insp/documents/websiteresources/con099847.pdf
http://www.unodc.org/documents/scientific/st-nar-25.pdf

task 2-merit & distinction essay

You are to take the role of a scientific journalist who has been given the task of writing a report for a national newspaper following accidents and allegations the health and safety are not being taken seriously in Britain’s scientific workplaces. Submit an essay report that explains HOW & WHY safe working practices in a laboratory are regulated.

Include:

Using your A3 research sheets from the lesson

•CLEAPSS hazcards

•Manufacturer’s data sheets

•MSDS (material safety data sheet)

•Good laboratory practice eg quality standards, UKAS BS 17025, BS EN ISO 9001

•Risk Assessments

•COSHH regulations (register)

•HSE inspectors

•UKAS assessments

•Other relevant regulation/legislation that we have covered

If you explain how – merit, if you go on to explain why – distinction

To achieve these criteria, attention should be paid to applying the most up to- date regulations in all working practices in today’s scientific environments

What you need to bring in Monday!

Remember to bring in the stuff below on the 10th!

- safety signs poster
-posters about legislation
-posters about when legislation is not followed (e.g. SARS, MRSA and foot & mouth)
-essary report that explains how & why safe working practices in a lab are regulated (e.g. COSHH, CLEAPPS)

If you have not given in your risk assessments and 'what not to do lab' image- then bring these in aswell

These are all the things you need for the health & safety assignment

If you have any outstanding assignments (LIMS or lab design) these must be brought in aswell.

After the deadline date we will have 2 weeks to make improvements to all the assignments for unit 2, so bring all the things you have been working on in your own time to improve your work and anything you want to add to your work.

Need to be completed & brought in Thursday!

1. posters for legislation
2. posters for things that go wrong (SARS, MRSA, foot & mouth)
3. safety posters (you made these in the lab design assignment- can you print out an additional copy)

If you prefer to email, then send me the work by the lesson on Thursday.

merit task

Produce a poster to show things can go wrong if these regulations are not followed. Examples must be real and can be taken from the internet, journals or the news. All sources and quotes must be acknowledged. (M5)

produce a second poster about what happens when the legislation is not followed. (M5)