JustPaste.it

Gazette eNewsletter Special: Health & Safety, Jan 26, 2022

The Gardens Gazette
 🎥 eNewsletter Special 📡
Health & Safety
January 26, 2022
Reply "Unsubscribe" to be removed from this email list.

 

 

Playa Santa Maria - Cabo San Lucas

loscabossantamariabeach.jpg

 

Contents
  • Calendar 
  • Earthquake Safety
  • Health & Safety
  • Washington Legislation
  • Potpourri
Calendar
Due to COVID precautions, some events are being canceled or postponed.
Watch for updates on bulletin boards.
CANCELED Monthly Birthday Party 4th Wednesday January 26th from 4pm
B Community Room.  Everybody is welcome. Enjoy the cake.
Food Bank Thursday January 27th from 1:30-3:00pm
Book Club Zoom Meeting 2nd & 4th Fridays January 28th from 2PM Details Here
POSTPONED   AGRC General Meeting 4th Friday January 28th from 6PM   POSTPONED
B Community Room
Wellness Project Zoom Meetings 1st and 3rd Wednesdays February 2nd & 16th from 10AM
Bullying/Bystander Seminar Friday February 4th from 2pm to 4PM 
Sponsor: Community Life Foundation
Karaoke with Steve, Sunday, February 6th, from 6PM to 10PM
Dessert Auction, Wednesday, February 9th, starting at 6PM

 

 


Earthquake Safety

 

1/26/2022 Earthquake Early Warning
 
MyShake app now available in Washington state to provide warning before earthquake shaking start
 
ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning
There are THREE ways you can receive earthquake alerts on your mobile phone:
1. The new MyShake App
2. Your phone’s built-in software on Android Phones.
3. The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system on all phones
Download the MyShake App 
 
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Earthquake Early Warning
 
An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States

 

1/21/2022 EARTHQUAKE 🏢
Interactive map pinpoints buildings at high risk in Seattle.
With 49 buildings at highest risk across Capitol Hill and Central District, 
Seattle pushes for 2022 progress on mandatory earthquake retrofits. 

Health & Safety

 

Get free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests: 
National: https://www.covidtests.gov/
For assistance, you can file a service request,
or call the help desk at 1-800-ASK-USPS.
Washington State: https://sayyescovidhometest.org/
Visit Digital Assistant for help taking your test.
 
1/21/2022 COVID 🤒
Washingot State
Get your FREE at-home test kits!
We are offering free, rapid, at-home COVID-19 test kits to residents of eligible communities. 
Enter your zip code to see if tests are available in your area:

 

 

1/21/2022  COVID 🏥
It's important to understand how death rates are calculated for COVID-19.
Below, I explain how death rates were compared for COVID-19 for three groups: 
Unvaccinated; fully vaccinated without booster; and fully vaccinated with booster.
Death rates were calculated as the number of deaths in each group, divided by the number of people in each group.
Death rates were given in deaths per 100,000 people in each group.
It would be wrong to say, for example, that since five people died in each group in a hospital, the hospital rates are the same for the general population.  To do the correct rate calculations, you have to know how many are in each of the three groups in the general population. 
Weekly COVID-19 death rates in Switzerland on December 18, 2021
16.79 per 100,000 Unvaccinated
1.69 per 100,000   Fully vaccinated without booster
 0.37 per 100,000  Fully vaccinated with booster

 

 

1/20/2022 COVID 😷
Mask Chart: Time it takes to transmit an infectious dose of COVID-19
ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists provided this chart showing the benefits of wearing masks.

 

mask-chart.jpg

 

I add COVID resources here frequently:
COVID Resources https://tinyurl.com/AG-COVID
  1. COVID Prevention https://justpaste.it/3ycce
  2. COVID Symptoms https://justpaste.it/8x5q4
  3. COVID Antigen Rapid Home Test https://justpaste.it/2b0cs

 

 

01/20/2022 FIRE SAFETY🔥 
Apartment Fire Safety January 2022
Seattle Fire Department <fire@subscriptions.seattle.gov>
What the tragic NYC fire can teach us
On Sunday, January 9, 2022, a fire in a New York City high-rise apartment building killed 17 people, including eight children. This horribly tragic event is a grim reminder of the devastation that can occur from fires in residential buildings. The loss of life from major fires is always difficult and we want to share important fire safety information with our communities with the hope of preventing such tragedies.
Be safe with portable space heaters:
✴Give your portable heater at least three feet of clearance from all items.
✴Never use an extension cord with a portable heater. Plug the heater directly into a wall outlet.
✴Turn off and unplug portable heaters before leaving the room or before going to bed.
More on heating safety from the National Fire Protection Association
Heating safety video from the Seattle Fire Department
We also learned from this fire that the apartment door where the fire started was left open after the residents fled the apartment. In addition, some exit doors did not self close which allowed for smoke to enter stairwells and hallways and spread throughout the building and made evacuating the building dangerous and deadly. Fire doors should never be propped open. An open fire door allows smoke to travel throughout a building or enter an exit stairwell. Most of the victims died from smoke inhalation, not fire, which is what kills most people in a fire.
What to do if a fire starts inside your apartment
If you can evacuate, do so immediately.
❇Leave your apartment if there is no smoke in the hallway.
❇Close the door behind you as you exit. This will contain the smoke and fire to your apartment and protect others on your floor.
❇Use the stairwell and go down if it is safe to do so. Pull the fire alarm as you exit if the building alarm is not sounding. Do not take the elevator to leave the building.
❇Go to your building’s outside meeting place and call 911 to report the fire.
❇Wait for instructions. Do not re-enter the building until given permission.
If you are unable to use the stairs or if smoke is blocking your exit, shelter in place:
✳Stay inside your apartment.
✳Keep your doors and windows closed.
✳Place a towel or clothing at the base of the door to keep smoke from entering.
✳Stay near a large window. Do not wait in a bathroom or balcony.
✳Call 911 if smoke comes into your apartment.
Early reports from this fire tell us that an electric space heater started the fire. While the details are not known as of this writing, we know that most fires involving space heaters start when items are placed too close to a space heater or when a space heater is plugged into an extension cord and not directly into the wall outlet.
Seattle FD: Fire Safety Manual 📖
Resources from manual
Seattle Fire Department Residential Fire Safety and Evacuation Procedures
Fire Emergency Guides for Multi-Residential Occupancies -
Washington State RCW 59.18.060—Landlord Duties -
Seattle Office of Emergency Management (Disaster Education) -
Seattle Dept. of Construction & Inspections, Landlord-Tenant Information -
Home Fire Safety Checklist (including languages other than English) -
Fire Stoppers Program (for kids who misuse fire) -
Carbon Monoxide Alarms -
Fire Extinguishers -
Heating Safety -
Outdoor Cooking -

 

1/12/2022 HEAT 🌞
WEBINAR: Excessive Heat and Human Health
> Youtube Video: 
Video thumb
  (Presentation: 3:30 to 39:40)
Takeaways: 
  • New extreme-heat forecasting tools are being tested in six locations, including Athens, Greece.
    • The tools forecast excess deaths from extreme heat 
    • There are two models for extreme heat events, 
         one is for dry conditions and one is for humid conditions
    • Once the forecasting tools are working, Western Washington is a prime candidate.
  • The excess deaths from heat increases significantly as the heat wave goes beyond 3 days.
  • Climates with wider low and high temperature ranges are linked to higher death rates from extreme heat.
    • e.g. Extreme heat is more deadly in Chicago than in Singapore.
  • Mitigations can prevent a rise in excess deaths as extreme heat events increase in frequency.
    • Roof-top reflective surfaces are being tested and modeled
    • Poorer urban zones are heat sinks and benefit from more tree canopies.
    • Mitigations in rich neighborhoods are not needed so much.
    • 'Green' roof tops are labor intensive and not as effective as painting roofs white.
I pulled these suggested web links out of the chat stream.
WA State Health Dep: Heat Wave 2021 (suggested by me)
WA State legislation on outdoor workers
WA State L&I email list sign up
NWS Experimental HeatRisk: Identifying Potential Heat Risks in the Seven Day Forecast (In NW)
EPA Excessive Heat Events Guidebook 
FEMA Resources for Climate Resilience / Dec 2021 / PDF 33 pages
FEMA Fiscal Year 2021 Notices of Funding Opportunities for Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants (Open until January 28)
CDC's Climate and Health Program
CDC Heat & Health Tracker / Enter your zip code
 
1/25/2022
Seattle Emergency Hubs Newsletter
In person classes are postponed due to COVID
Online Classes for Disaster Preparedness are scheduled
Seattle Hubs Winter 2022 Newsletter: https://justpaste.it/1utyi
 
Legislation

 

1/20/2022 LEGISLATION TRACKER  
Track 2022 Washington State legislation. 
Information from our 34th District representatives.
 
1/21/2022 LEGISLATION: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
HB 1815 - 2021-22 Deterring catalytic converter theft.
Video schedule
There has been a string of thefts for car catalytic converters from cars left outside. It only takes 2 minutes.

 

 
💐Potpourri🌼

 

"We come to move your stuff. Where is it?"

toddlerdrivingforkliftcropped.jpg

 

 

 

John Walling