At Kal Tire, we strive to make our work safer in every way possible. That’s why we’ve developed an architecture of safety that extends to everything we do. As experts within our industry, we believe tire work is a specialized trade that requires specialized equipment and training. We take pride in the tooling innovations we have developed as well as our industry-recognized Learning Management System. Guided by deep-rooted values and working with likeminded mining partners, we are proudly making a difference.
Journey to Zero is Kal Tire’s commitment to pursue the highest achievable standards in safety. Around the world, our teams start their day ready to bring our Journey to Zero to life so all team members, customers and guests can return home safely.
Journey to Zero is about our culture and mindset. It is about each and every team member having the ability to work in a safe environment and, in turn, being responsible for our own safety as well as the safety of our team members and our customers around us.
We train industry professionals to the Kal Tire Standard using our industry-leading Learning Management System (LMS). Kal Tire’s LMS features:
To deliver on our promise of working safely, consistently and with best practices on sites and facilities around the world, we train and certify technicians to our international standard, The Kal Tire Way.
The Kal Tire Way training and certification program includes:
We know that the quality and level of engagement of our leaders has a direct impact on our safety performance. This is why we hold our leadership teams accountable to perform daily safety meetings, field level risk assessment, toolbox talks, hazard assessments, site safety walkthroughs, and task observations. These are just a few tools and activities used to establish and maintain the Kal Tire culture of safety and to keep safety awareness top of mind each and every day.
Over a 27-month period, tire technicians progress through our in-house training program and complete nearly 300 course modules, demonstrating both technical learning and hands-on competency.
Hands-on field demonstration of required skills is used to assess and document each team member’s ability to perform specific activities safely and to the Kal Tire Standard.
Our in-house training program draws on nearly five decades of experience and our work serving more than 150 mine sites across five continents.
We meet ISO 9901:2000 standards at retread and repair facilities in the UK, Chile and Colombia, reinforcing customer confidence in the high standards of Kal Tire’s process and products. A number of our repair operations, including in South Africa, Australia and Colombia, have also been certified by REMA TIP TOP, demonstrating our commitment to the highest standards of quality.
We participate in industry safety forums and roundtables to continue the important work of fostering safety best practices. We have a strong relationship with the Tire Industry Association, and we look forward to adopting their safety initiatives.
Learn more about how the Kal Tire training and safety approach allows us to bring industry best practices and the highest standards of safety to your operation.
