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
1020 articles
incident-investigation
Kleen Energy: How a Routine Pipe-Cleaning Method Became a Fatality Pathway
The 2010 Kleen Energy explosion killed six workers because a familiar natural-gas pipe-cleaning method created a major hazard that the project controls did not adequately challenge. The case shows why temporary work, shared contractor responsibility, and commissioning decisions require stronger ownership and field verification than routine paperwork can provide.
6 min
risk-management
Risk Register vs Decision Log vs Control Verification: Which Evidence Should Leaders Trust Before Accepting Residual Risk?
Compare risk registers, decision logs, and control verification to decide which evidence leaders need before accepting residual risk in safety-critical work.
8 min
psychosocial-risks
Workload Risk: 5 Distortions That Turn Resilience Into a Management Shortcut
Resilience programs cannot control psychosocial risk when workload, authority, staffing, and recovery remain unchanged. These five distortions help leaders distinguish employee coping from work-design control.
6 min
safety-leadership
New EHS Manager in 90 Days: Set Decision Rights First
A practical 90-day role profile for new EHS managers who need to clarify decision rights, strengthen escalation, and turn safety evidence into leadership choices.
5 min
safe-behavior
Risk Perception Explained: 4 Distortions That Change a Safe Decision
Risk perception is the way a person interprets exposure before deciding how to act. It is not the same as hazard awareness, and it can shift when experience, time pressure, familiarity, or group expectations make a dangerous condition feel ordinary.
3 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
How to Build a Monthly Safety Decision Pack for the C-Suite in 30 Days
This practical guide shows EHS and operations leaders how to turn scattered safety data into a monthly decision pack that exposes changing risk, assigns ownership, and makes executive action visible.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
Workplace Incivility: 5 Myths That Hide Psychosocial Risk
Workplace incivility can weaken speak-up behavior and control reliability before a formal complaint appears. This mythbusting guide shows managers how to separate disagreement from a repeated psychosocial risk pattern and test whether work actually changes.
7 min
incident-investigation
Incident Investigation: 5 Blind Spots That Keep Serious Causes Out of the Report
A serious incident investigation should explain more than the final action. This diagnostic guide shows five blind spots that hide system conditions, weaken corrective actions, and leave risk available for the next shift.
8 min
mental-health-at-work
Work-Related Anxiety Explained: 4 Presentations Managers Should Separate
Work-related anxiety can arise from demands, evaluation, threats, or uncertainty. Managers should separate the presentation, protect the worker, and address the work condition behind the signal.
4 min
mental-health-at-work
How to Hold a Safe Return-to-Work Conversation After Mental-Health Absence
An eight-step guide helps managers welcome an employee back, discuss work conditions without diagnosing, agree temporary adjustments, and verify whether the work design supports a safe return.
7 min