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June 09 Issue - Employee Monthly Magazine

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MeetingMaker holidays

The Laboratory recently added holidays to the MeetingMaker calendar. To learn more about the reasons behind the initiative and the holiday-selection process, visit “What’s New” on the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Web site at http://int.lanl.gov/orgs/hr/oeod/ (internal only).

Lab contracts help support New Mexico’s economy

Contracts totaling more than $753 million were awarded to several New Mexico small businesses by Los Alamos National Security, LLC.

Among the subcontracts awarded was one to COMPA Industries, Inc. The contract is valued at $395 million for five years with an option to extend for five years.

Operations Support Center ramps up

The Operations Support Center is Laboratory employees’ one-stop shop for reporting and obtaining assistance with abnormal or unusual events, requests for emergency managers and responders, and information regarding operations and facilities at the Lab.

The Operations Support Center hotline, 7-6211, will be staffed by emergency communications specialists and on-call emergency managers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Call the hotline for such things as stalled vehicles along Lab roads, water leaks, hazardous materials, environmental concerns, unattended packages, facility problems, or any other concerns or problems that may come up.

Call 911 first for medical emergencies or life-threatening situations such as a heart attack or other medical concerns, fire, or criminal activity.

For all other situations requiring immediate response, contact the Operations Support Center at 7-6211 for assistance.

More information is at http://int.lanl.gov/orgs/eo/emer_man/eoc.shtml (internal only) online.

WSST safety talk series

Billy Robbins, an internationally recognized motivational safety speaker whose electrical injury resulted in amputation of both his hands, will present “Hooked on Safety” at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 23 and 24. The talk is part of a series of speakers sponsored by the Lab’s Institutional Worker Safety and Security Team. http://int.lanl.gov/esh/wsst/wsst_series.shtml (internal only).

Unofficial foreign travel to a sensitive country

Planning your summer vacation? Employees who intend to visit a country deemed sensitive by the Department of State must submit Form 1743, Notification of Unofficial Foreign Travel to a Sensitive Country, 30 days before the travel date.

Flexible Spending Account cards

Flexible Spending Account participants should be aware that previously issued Consumer Accounts Master- Cards will remain active during 2009. United HealthCare will not be issuing new cards automatically. If you have destroyed or lost your Consumer Accounts MasterCard, call United HealthCare toll free at 1-866-680-0994 to request a new card. http://www.lanl.gov/worklife/benefits/tax/hsa.shtml.

June service anniversaries

Find the June service anniversaries online at http://int.lanl.gov/news/currents/2009/june/anniversaries.shtml.

In memoriam

• Eugene Adolph Plassmann, 87, died April 5
• Donald Yusnukis, 79, died April 5
• Albert Henning Barlich, 76, died April 20
• Charles A. Linder, 79, died April 30
• Charles “Robbie” Robertson, 75, died May 3

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