Nucor Steel Memphis, Inc. Receives Workplace Safety Award

COMPANY EARNS FIRST SHARP AWARD

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips announced that Nucor Steel Memphis, Inc. was chosen to receive the SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) award.

"Nucor Steel Memphis, Inc. shows a continued dedication to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace," said Steve Hawkins, Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administrator, who presented the SHARP award to the company today at the company’s facility located at 3601 Paul R. Lowry Road in Memphis. “We are pleased to honor this fine company for their notable safety record.”

The SHARP award, designed for employers with fewer than 250 workers in high-hazard industrial classifications, is one of the state’s highest honors for workplace safety and health. The main incentive for participation in the SHARP award program is the desire by employers to promote a safe and healthy workplace. The program also allows employers to be removed from programmed compliance inspection lists for a period of 12 months.

Nucor Steel Memphis, Inc. currently employs 410 people and is located in Memphis,Tennessee. The company was established in 2007. They produce large round blooms and roll it into finished bars, which are mostly used for industrial equipment parts.

For more information on the SHARP award program and other TOSHA award programs contact TOSHA’s Consultative Services office at (800) 325-9901.

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