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The New Mexico Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will be holding their monthly Technical Meeting next Thursday, September 11th, 2025. All NMSHMM Members & friends are welcome and encouraged to attend this no-host happy hour event! Details are as follows.

In addition to the September Technical Meeting, NMSHMM will be partnering with the New Mexico ASSP Chapter again in October. Save the date for a no-host happy hour on October 10th, where Kelsey Forde & Timothy Stirrup, of Parvati Consulting LLC) will be holding a discussion titled: "NASCAR: The Fastest Safety Shift." Stay tuned for more details...

Designing Safety for the Complex Environment at Sandia National Laboratories’ Primary Standards Alternating Current Lab
Thursday, Sept. 11 | 5–7 p.m.
Venue: 505 Central Food Hall, 505 Central Ave. NW, Albuquerque

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The Primary Standards Lab (PSL) Alternating Current (AC) Lab at Sandia National Labs (SNL) is responsible for performing the calibrations of primary and secondary AC electrical standards for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). This laboratory has many systems and processes with unique safety considerations including voltages up to 300,000 volts, currents up to 100,000 amps, hazardous waste generation, magnetic fields effects, and class 3B lasers. This presentation will highlight the safety practices in the AC Lab that ensures a safe work environment.

Speaker: Joshua Stanford is the project lead of the Alternating Current (AC) Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories' (SNL) Primary Standards Laboratory (PSL).


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Call for Volunteers
NMSHMM is actively recruiting volunteers to help serve on the Board of Directors, committees, plan membership events, and help mold the NMSHMM Chapter to fit the needs of our Members. We are looking for people to help with technical meetings, membership outreach, volunteer activities, webpage/newsletter content, and much, much more... If you or a colleague is interested in participating in NMSHMM leadership, please reach out to anyone in the current NMSHMM Leadership and/or talk to NMSHMM Leadership at an upcoming Technical Meeting or other NMSHMM event.

Your Expertise Wanted
NM ASSP Zia Section Chair, Ms. Juanita Miller, is requesting your expertise, experiences, and lessons learned in laboratory management and Experimental Safety Plans (ESPs). Ms. Miller is specifically requesting collaboration with colleagues from diverse and complex organizations such as LANL, SNL, NREL, NNSA, UNM, etc. in association with her efforts to streamline documentation and training requirements within the Chemical Engineering Department at NMSU. Share your expertise within our NM ASSP community and collaborate with fellow ASSP Leaders.