A Word file which contains the most common safety signs used in school D&T. Individual pictograms can be cut and pasted into school documents or printed in various sizes for display throughout a D&T department.

Describes the hazard labelling to be introduced by 2015 for all chemicals, as a consequence of the Global Harmonised System for such labelling. Explains what the new labels will look like, and what information they will include.

Explains in some detail the hazards and risks which gloves can protect against, and when gloves are unnecessary. Describes the sort of gloves which might be used in school science and how to identify them.

Solvents may be used for removing stains from fabrics and in tests to determine their suitability for use with different synthetic fibres.