Safety

All of the Educational Consultants and Teachers associated with Geo-Ed are WACOT registered and understand the importance of learning within a safe environment. Geo-Ed incorporates student and teacher safety into all of its programs and presentations in a number of ways.

Foremost, Geo-Ed has developed The Rock Handlers Rules. These Rules are prominently displayed on all of our rock sets and they are also displayed around the presentation venue. Prior to handling the rocks the Geo-Ed presenter will conduct a class brainstorm that focuses solely on rock handling rules. From this brainstorm the presenter will ensure that all of the students and teachers present in the venue are aware of the rules.

The majority of the rocks that Geo-Ed presents to schools are natural rocks. They are generally washed when collected and a few are polished to enhance their features, however most rocks bought into schools are as found in nature. Hence students reminded about holding, handling and placing rocks. Rocks may be heavy or have sharpish edges. It is important when handling rocks to ensure that the rocks are not dropped onto the feet or hands and that when placing rocks either on tables or into their boxes that little fingers are not caught under the rocks.

Throughout the presentation students are reminded to be careful when handling rocks.

Geo-Ed is aware that some rocks are radioactive. No known radioactive rocks are bought into schools as part of the Geo-Ed Collection.

Geo-Ed is aware that some rocks are naturally toxic or dangerous. Examples of this include lead ore and asbestos. Geo-Ed does not wish for students to come into contact with these rocks; however we recognise the importance of students seeing such rocks. To enable students to see these and other similar rocks Geo-Ed has especially designed transparent boxes that securely display these rocks.

A Geo-Ed transparent box housing an asbestos sample.