Company: ZEUS
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-004742
Chunk: 103

Company: OLYMPIC STEEL INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 103
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, education and tools to mitigate cybersecurity risks and threats. In case of physical emergency or threat, our ERP systems, accounting systems, internet and communications systems are duplicated at an off-site computing facility or through, multi-site cloud providers.

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Automation Initiatives

We believe that investing in processing automation solutions is an important component in realizing our profitable growth strategy. We have made investments in automated packaging, material handling and welding, among other solutions, to gain production efficiencies, decrease production costs, improve safety conditions for our employees and to ease labor shortage risks.

Human Capital Management

Our employees are our most valued resource. The unique insights and experiences of our team are what fuel our safe, profitable growth. We want our teams to actively participate in the communities where we live and work. We have a focus on inclusion, with a culture committed to cultivating leaders who value, support and celebrate different thoughts and perspectives. We work to attract a qualified workforce through an inclusive and accessible recruiting process that utilizes online recruiting, campus outreach, internships and job fairs. We seek to retain and develop employees by offering competitive wages, benefits and training opportunities, as well as promoting a safe and healthy workplace culture. 

Our safety motto is, "Safety first. Always. And, it starts with me!". We are relentlessly focused on safety. Through best practice sharing and an emphasis on leading indicators, we are strengthening our safety culture of learning and building a safer work environment. We believe that engagement from every employee is critical. Our Safety Committees at each division help us increase engagement, while emphasizing our proactive commitment to safety. Near-miss reports, safety improvement actions, risk assessments, job safety analyses and weekly safety audits/walks are some of the ways we contribute to our safety culture of learning and growth. While we diligently manage safety policies, programs, and training on an ongoing basis, we believe our employee-driven safety culture has the biggest impact.

We strive to comply with all applicable state, local and international laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we operate. All applicants and employees are treated with the same high level of respect regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran or other protected status. Our core values (Accountability, Corporate Citizenship, Customer Satisfaction, Employee Development, Financial Stability, Integrity, Respect, Safety and Teamwork) guide our decisions and behavior and set a standard of excellence that rewards our employees.

At December 31,