Timberline Mechanical Provides Expert Insights on Air Scrubbers and Other HVAC Technology
There are several tasks that people typically complete when cleaning their homes or businesses: vacuuming carpets and rugs, sweeping or mopping floors, dusting, wiping countertops, etc. All of them are essential to maintaining a clean living or working area. It’s much less common for people to consider cleaning the air where they live or work. […]
Ballot Measure Nail-Biter: Should California Keep Forcing Prisoners To Work?
Lawmakers will decide today whether to put a constitutional amendment before voters over the state’s requirement that most prisoners work. Samual Brown was on the front lines of the pandemic, sanitizing and disinfecting prison cells. Diagnosed with asthma, Brown, 45, said he feared contracting the virus. He wanted to quit his prison job. He couldn’t. […]
Boating, fishing outreach events to mark Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week
Seventy boat landing events are planned across the state to mark this year’s Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, July 3 to July 9. Public awareness about the impacts of harmful, nonnative aquatic plants and animals is critical to protecting Michigan’s ecosystems, tourism and economy. The boat landing events are part of the ninth annual Landing […]
Bird flu detected in Kitsap County, poultry show and sale suspension recommendation continues
OLYMPIA – A backyard flock in Kitsap County tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on June 29. Kitsap is the 11th county with bird flu detected in domestic flocks, with 27 infected flocks statewide. All infected flocks have had contact with wild waterfowl, which are known to transmit the virus without showing symptoms. […]
How Safe Are Secondhand Used Pet Supplies?
You want the best for your pet, but items such as beds, toys, food bowls, and cat climbing trees can be expensive. So, why not use preloved pet gear instead of buying everything brand-new? Today, we live in a throwaway society where very few people “make do and mend” as they did in our grandparents’ […]
The Art Of Getting Out Of The Handshake
Today is national handshake day, which has me wondering where you stand on the tradition. After COVID, our culture shifted in a big way virtually eliminating the practice. Is the handshake coming back or should we take it behind the barn and shoot it once and for all? Last night our radio station was at […]
Better Indoor Air Quality Helps Tenants, Owners Breathe Easier
Many of us take for granted that the air that we breathe every day is acceptable for human consumption. Phrases like “getting some air,” “clearing my lungs” or “taking a breather” have become synonymous with getting outside a building, whether it be your home or office. When you think about those phases, ask yourself, “Shouldn’t […]
Avoiding Endless Liability From ‘Take Home’ COVID Claims
You’ve just been informed that an employee who apparently contracted COVID-19 from an exposure in your workplace brought the virus home, and now their spouse, who is in a high-risk category, has contracted the virus and is in the hospital. Do you as the employer face potential liability for the spouse’s illness? More than two […]
“This Is an Entirely New Spread of the Disease”
Electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles isolated in 2003 in the United States from human samples (left, mature, oval viruses; right, immature, round viruses). Credit: CDC One thousand confirmed cases of monkeypox, an infectious disease originating in Africa, have been recorded since early May across at least 30 non-endemic countries such as the United Kingdom, […]
Disinfecting Home: Myths, Policies and Best Practices
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, stores saw devastating shortages of essential supplies, like hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes and cleaning products. As the first cases emerged, many questions arose about the survival of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on surfaces. Thus, many people purchased dozens of cleaning products with the hope of eradicating the virus […]