Our Challenge is to Become the World’s Safest Steel Company.
“The greatest measure of our culture is how we care for one another through the value of safety.”
Leon Topalian
Safety First
Our Leadership’s Responsibility is to Create an Environment Where Every Teammate is Safe.
Physical Health
Mental Safety
Emotional Safety
Partnership with OSHA
Since 2005, we have partnered with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), which recognizes companies that voluntarily exceed the safety standards required by law. Achieving VPP status requires a rigorous safety and health management system.
Divisions Recognized by VPP
- Nucor Steel Hertford County
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Mooresville, IN
- Kirby Building Systems
- Nucor Building Systems IN
- Nucor Building Systems SC
- Nucor Building Systems TX
- Nucor Building Systems Utah
- Nucor Cold Finish Nebraska
- Nucor Fastener IN
- Nucor Steel Auburn
- Nucor Steel Berkeley
- Nucor Steel Gallatin
- Nucor Steel Indiana
- Nucor Steel Jackson
- Nucor Steel Kankankee
- Nucor Steel Kingman
- Nucor Steel Marion
- Nucor Steel Seattle
- Nucor Steel Texas
- Verco Fontana
- Verco Phoenix
- Vulcraft Alabama
- Vulcraft Indiana
- Vulcraft Nebraska
- Vulcraft Texas
Divisions Recognized by SHARP
- General Recycling MS
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Boise
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Carson City
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Columbia Basin
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Las Vegas
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Lumberton
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Rockford
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – Salt Lake City
- Nucor Rebar Fabrication – St. Louis
- Metal Recycling Services Gastonia
- Metal Recycling Services Monroe
- Metal Recycling Services Whiteville
- Nucor Steel Memphis
- River Metals Recycling Greensburg
- River Metals Recycling New Albany
- River Metals Recycling Newport
- River Metals Recycling Owensboro
- River Metals Recycling Paducah
- River Metals Recycling Seymour
- River Metals Recycling Somerset
- River Metals Recycling Xenia
- Western Metals Recycling Plymouth
- Western Metals Recycling Provo
- Western Metals Recycling Sparks
- Western Metals Recycling West Salt Lake
ISO 45001 Certified Divisions
Recognizing Performance
Since 1998, the President’s Safety Award has been awarded to Nucor divisions that record Injury and Illness and DART (Days Away, Restricted or Transferred) rates 2/3 below the national average for comparable facilities.73 Divisions received the President’s Safety Award in 2025.
Divisions that achieve zero-recordables are recognized as Platinum President’s Safety Award Winners.
2025 Platinum President’s Safety Award Divisions
- Nucor Insulated Panel Group – Arkansas
- Nucor Insulated Panel Group – Kentucky
- Nucor Insulated Panel Group – Utah
- Nucor Bright Bar – Ohio
- Nucor Business Technology
- Nucor Cold Finish – Monterrey
- Nucor Cold Finish – South Carolina
- Nucor Fastener – Indiana
- Nucor Logistics Group
- Nucor Mexico JFE
- Nucor Steel – Louisiana
- Nucor Steel – Marion
- Nucor Tubular Products – Cedar Springs
- Nucor Wire Products – Utah
- Nu-Iron
- Texas Port Recycling
- Universal Industrial Gases
- Verco Decking
- Vulcraft Canada – West
- Vulcraft Canada Grating East
- Vulcraft Canada Grating West
Health Fairs
Nucor health fairs emphasize prevention and have succeeded in providing teammates with life-saving health insights.
On-Site Wellness
Several Nucor facilities provide ongoing health and wellness opportunities, including medical staff and equipment, and on-site fitness centers.
NuYou
The NuYou health and wellness program helps Nucor teammates make better healthcare decisions. We have seen consistent decline in the percentage of “at risk” teammates in every category we track.