Keep your family safer: get rid of unwanted hazardous products
Crossposted from the HazWasteHelp blog
You can’t watch children all the time. So how can you keep them safer?
If you have unwanted hazardous products you could get them out of your home and away from curious hands.
How can you tell which products under the sink or in the closet are hazardous?
Look on the label. If you see the words DANGER or POISON, that means the product is very harmful.
If you see the words CAUTION or WARNING, that means the products is somewhat harmful.
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King County Public Health at Aquarium’s Family Science Weekend
Did you know that May is Asthma Awareness month? Asthma impacts nine percent of adults, five percent of kids, and one sea otter in King County.
Yes, a sea otter. Last fall, Mishka, a one-year-old sea otter at the Seattle Aquarium was diagnosed with asthma.
To learn more about asthma and how it impacts people, and otters, come see Public Health at the Aquarium!
Public Health is teaming up with the Seattle Aquarium for Family Science Weekend! Our Community Health Workers and Public Health Director Patty Hayes are helping give stuffed animal check-ups at the Aquarium on May 28 and 29 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find us at the Marine Mammal Exhibit—who knows, we might even have an otter surprise guest!
Read more at Public Health Insider
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Latest edition of King County @ Your Service show
View this video to get the latest information on a few of the most recent King County hot topics. Join host James Lynch for King County @ Your Service.
See how King County is expanding its use of a new crime-fighting tool and find out who the 911 Dispatch Center calls when the network has trouble.
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What I learned about leadership driving a bus
Crossposted from the Expanding the Narrative blog
My story begins on a Saturday morning in early March. It was one of those beautiful spring days and I was on a bike ride with my friend Bonnie on the Cedar River Trail. I had recently finished my immersion role with the King County Facilities Management Division as part of the King County Bridges Fellowship program to develop leaders. So I was thinking about leadership stuff when I heard a loud splash.
I slowed down and Bonnie caught up to me, smiled and said “Did you see the beaver?”
I said “NO! Dang it I have always wanted to see a beaver!”
And that’s when I had my first “bucket list flash alert” of “I am 55 years old and I may well go to my grave with the only image of a beaver in my mind being that from Narnia!”
Read more at Expanding the Narrative
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Tech Tip: Changing the audio and loading your photo into Skype
If you have Skype for Business on your computer, what picture do you have loaded? Is it your son’s hedgehog? Or maybe a bright red flower? A Skype photo of the Skyped person makes conversations easier. In today’s Tech Tip, we show you how to change the audio, change the picture and create a Skype group for conversations.
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Gas leak now capped
Dear employee,
The gas leak at Fourth Avenue and Yesler Way has now been capped and normal operations can resume.
Traffic and pedestrians are still being rerouted off 4th Ave between Jackson and Jefferson for the time being.
It will take some time for the gas to dissipate, so smell will linger for a while.
Thank you.
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Reported gas leak at 4th Avenue & Yesler Way
Dear employee,
Seattle Fire is responding to reports of a gas leak in the vicinity of Fourth Avenue and Yesler Way in Seattle.
Please avoid the area until further notice and we will provide more information as we receive it.
Thank you.
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Kudos! Considerate bus driver helps passenger find wallet
A recent Metro bus rider shared her appreciation for a driver who helped a passenger from another route find his wallet.
“Kudos to the bus driver on route 271! I was on the bus this morning and a passenger from another 271 got on the bus, and asked the driver for help. The passenger had dropped his wallet on the other 271 bus. The driver was super helpful to this passenger, and I believe they found the wallet pretty quickly after a phone call or two. Great way to start the day!”
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Social Media Spotlight: King County in Motion Facebook
King County Metro In Motion gives you the tools you need to reduce your driving. Since 2004, In Motion has helped almost 23,000 people in over 30 King County neighborhoods increase their use of travel alternatives. Metro partners with local communities to encourage residents to use healthier travel options like the bus, carpooling, bicycling, and walking.
Follow King County In Motion on Facebook today!
Click here to view all King County social media pages.
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Power restored to downtown buildings
Dear employee,
Power has now been restored to King County’s downtown buildings and our systems should now be back to normal.
We appreciate your patience and flexibility during this interruption.
Thank you.
Employee News 