Construction safety is often treated as a compliance exercise — forms to fill out, boxes to check, and requirements to satisfy. But compliance alone doesn’t keep people safe, and it doesn’t reflect the realities of working in the field.

On this episode of Digital Builder, host Eric Thomas is joined by Kaitlin Frank, CEO of eMOD, and Rob Lynch, CEO of Dome Construction, for a candid conversation about what it really takes to build a safety culture that works. Together, they explore why safety can’t be imposed from the top down — and what changes when ownership lives with the people doing the work.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Why compliance-driven safety programs often fall short
• Common myths around construction safety, including “no incidents means no problems”
• The difference between checking a box and building real ownership in the field
• How daily planning, visibility, and accountability shape safety outcomes
• The connection between physical safety, mental health, and psychological safety
• How proactive safety approaches impact EMR, insurance costs, and business performance

Digital Builder is hosted by Eric Thomas from Autodesk.