Building A Safety Culture at Internet Speed

Building hyperscale data centers at the speed of AI comes with a massive challenge: taking care of the thousands of tradespeople on the front lines of construction sites. As project schedules compress and job sites push into remote locations, how do industry leaders build a culture that keeps workers safe, healthy, and genuinely supported?

In this episode of Data Center Richness podcast, we sit down with Trey Dean, Senior Vice President of Global EHS at Vantage Data Centers. Trey shares how Vantage is priotiizing site welfare, tracking workforce mental health with actionable data, and using AI and  robotics to remove workers from high-risk duties., like moving giant racks

Here is an overview of the conversation between Rich Miller of Data Center Richness and Trey Dean.

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01:30 - The Basics: A Safe, Clean Work Environment

07:15 - The Enormous Opportunity in Data Center Construction

08:50 - The Vantage Safety Summits

15:00 - Mental Health and Wellness on the Jobsite

23:10 - The Role of Robotics and AI in Worker Safety

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At Data Center Richness we demystify technology and explain why data centers matter, and what comes next for the Internet, cloud computing and AI. Host Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been covering the data center sector for 25 years.

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