Building a Safety Culture That Sticks

Lee Travis, Vice President of Health, Safety, and Environment at Equix, discusses how organizations can move beyond compliance and embed safety into their culture. He shares how leadership visibility, effective communication, and personal connection make safety training more meaningful—and how every role in an organization plays a part in keeping people safe. 

Show Notes:

Lee Travis has more than 30 years of experience in the health, safety and environment training area and shares best practices for empowering team members to make safety a priority every day. Here are some of his key takeaways. 

•  Safety Culture Starts with Leadership: Creating a strong safety culture takes effort—and then more effort. Leaders must be visibly engaged, empower employees, and reinforce safe behaviors to embed safety into the DNA of the organization. 
• Make Safety Personal: The most impactful safety training connects to people’s lives. Lee encourages people by asking, “Why do you work safely?” to tap into personal motivations, making training more meaningful and behavior-changing. 
• Bridge the Gap Between Office and Field: Everyone plays a role in safety, even if they’re not in high-risk environments. Real stories—from control room operators to credit card admins—show how cross-functional awareness builds a unified safety mindset. 
• Micro-Training and Tailgate Talks Work: Traditional training has its place, but short, focused sessions in the field (like morning tailgates) are also effective. These bite-sized interactions keep safety top-of-mind and relevant to daily tasks. 
• Use Tools That Empower Learners: Centralized training records and self-service access to learning platforms help close compliance gaps. When employees own their training progress, completion rates rise and accountability increases. 

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