In 2017, a total of 898 employees received 5,592 hours of training on health and safety issues. All new hires received training through safety induction courses covering topics such as the Bridgestone integrated policy, core business safety activities, the Emergency Response Plan, evacuation routes, meeting points, and the methods utilized to issue warnings about emergency situations. Other general topics featured in these training courses included a balanced diet, tobacco addiction, defensive management, stress management, nutrition and how to play with children safely.

Health and safety training is provided for the entire Bridgestone Mexico value chain. The hours of training imparted serve to ensure that the suppliers and contractors receive the information required to prevent accidents and care for their health, aligned with plant’s and its workers’ security measures.

The topics taught to suppliers and contractors are those related to the safety mission, contractor regulations, and high-risk procedures and regulations, among others. The suppliers and contractors trained totaled 312 with 198 hours of training.

The training that Bridgestone Mexico provides for its employees is based on the training required by Mexican corporate laws through the Secretariat of Labor and Social Security (STPS), including:

• Hazard identification and risk assessment.

• Identification of risks with the Kiken Yochi (KY) methodology.

• Selection, order, and cleaning.

• Disaster prevention.

The Safety Training Center (CES)

This center is the basis for a safety training system designed under the 70-20-10 methodology (70% of learning comes from experience, 20% from feedback, and 10% from formal training). All staff receives training on the plant’s main risks and hazards. This simulation training allows them to work with different work tools and equipment. In 2017, 897 employees received training at the Cuernavaca CES.