Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice
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Andreza Araújo
Safety Culture Expert | Senior EHS Executive
Andreza Araújo is a safety culture expert and senior EHS executive with more than 25 years of experience in environment, health and safety. She is a Civil Engineer and Occupational Safety Engineer from Unicamp, holds a Master's degree in Environmental Diplomacy from the University of Geneva, and completed sustainability studies at IMD Switzerland.
Andreza has served in Global Head of EHS roles in Fortune 500 environments, leading cultural transformation programs across multinational operations. She has represented Brazil as a speaker at the United Nations in Paris and has spoken at the International Labour Organization in Turin.
She is the author of more than 16 books on safety culture in Portuguese, Spanish, English and German. Her work has earned more than 10 EHS awards, including two recognitions from Indra Nooyi, former PepsiCo CEO.
Formal credentials
- Civil & Safety Engineer (Unicamp)
- M.A. Environmental Diplomacy (University of Geneva)
- Sustainability Cert (IMD Switzerland)
- People Management & Coaching (Ohio University)
- UN Paris speaker representative for Brazil
- ILO Turin speaker
- LinkedIn Top Voice
- Indra Nooyi PepsiCo CEO recognition (2x)
Selected books
Cultura de Segurança
Andreza Araújo
Liderança Antifrágil
Andreza Araújo
A Ilusão da Conformidade
Andreza Araújo
Sorte ou Capacidade
Andreza Araújo
Muito Além do Zero
Andreza Araújo
Antifragile Leadership
Andreza Araújo
Podcasts she hosts
Headline Podcast in English
Host and editorial lead of the English-language podcast, with conversations on safety leadership, EHS and organizational culture.
Headline Podcast in Portuguese
Host of the Portuguese-language podcast, with interviews and conversations on safety culture and EHS.
O Conselho de Segurança
Host of this Portuguese spin-off, with debates and guidance on safety leadership and culture.
Articles by this author
482 articles safe-behavior
The Difficult Safety Conversation: 4 Blind Spots That Turn Feedback Into Ritual
The difficult safety conversation fails when the question arrives late, attitude replaces work design, politeness hides disagreement, or no owner closes the loop.
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety Explained: 5 Tests That Show Whether Voice Is Real
Psychological safety is not a survey score. It is a field condition that shows whether bad news can travel, survive challenge, and change a decision without punishment.
risk-management
How to Build a Risk Escalation Trigger in 8 Steps
Build a trigger that moves risk from watch mode to action mode before the next meeting delays the response.
occupational-safety
How to Run a Pre-Startup Safety Review in 8 Steps
A practical 8-step PSSR guide for operations, maintenance, and EHS leaders who need startup readiness to be proven in the field, not in the filing cabinet.
occupational-safety
Hearing Conservation: 5 Blind Spots That Keep Controls Cosmetic
A hearing conservation program turns cosmetic when leaders trust earplugs, posters, and annual tests more than source control, fit, and exposure time.
occupational-safety
New Warehouse Supervisor in 45 Days: What to Do Before Traffic and Stacking Drift
A 45-day role profile for a new warehouse supervisor who needs to control traffic, stacking, dock movement, handovers, and exceptions before drift becomes normal.
risk-management
Risk Register Explained: 4 Fields That Keep It Live
A short explainer on the four fields that keep a risk register useful in live operations instead of turning it into an archive.
occupational-safety
How to Audit Permit-to-Work Handovers in 8 Steps
A practical audit routine for supervisors and EHS managers who need permit handovers to prove live control, changed conditions, and next-step ownership.
psychosocial-risks
5 Myths About ISO 45003 That HR and EHS Still Believe
ISO 45003 fails when leaders treat psychosocial risk as a survey, a poster, or an HR-only issue. These five myths show the controls that actually matter.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Safety Dashboards: 6 Blind Spots That Distort Decisions
Safety dashboards become misleading when executives rely on totals, closures, and green rates instead of control evidence, exposure mix, and field verification.
