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
598 articles
occupational-safety
How to Build a Permit Revalidation Routine in 14 Days
A practical 14-day routine for supervisors and EHS leads who need permit revalidation to keep pace with scope changes, field ownership, and restart decisions.
6 min
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety vs Speak-Up Culture vs Technical Dissent: What Should a Supervisor Build First?
Psychological safety, speak-up culture, and technical dissent do different jobs. This comparison shows which one to build first, depending on whether silence, routing, or challenge is failing.
6 min
occupational-safety
Temporary Power: 4 Approval Failures That Keep Voltage Risk Alive
Temporary power becomes dangerous when approval stops at the panel and never proves how the setup will be owned, loaded, monitored, and removed in the field.
7 min
psychological-safety
New Safety Committee Chair in 90 Days: What to Do in the First Quarter
A practical first-quarter guide for a new safety committee chair who needs to turn concerns into owners, due dates, and visible field change.
8 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Safety Indicators Explained: 4 Types Leaders Should Not Mix
Safety indicators only work when each one answers a different question. Lagging, leading, precursor, and control checks should not be forced into the same role.
3 min
safety-culture
4 Myths About Safety Culture Surveys That Leaders Still Believe
A safety culture survey is a signal, not a diagnosis, and leaders only get value from it when the result changes field decisions, follow-up, and trust.
6 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Metric Ownership: 5 Traps That Turn Safety Dashboards Into Theater
Metric ownership only works when the owner can change thresholds, review cadence, and field verification, not just update the slide.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
Psychosocial Risk Explained: 4 Layers That Need Different Fixes
A quick explainer that separates psychosocial risk from stress, symptoms, EAP support, and work design so HR and EHS choose the right fix.
3 min
risk-management
How to Build a Temporary Deviation Tracker in 14 Days
A practical F2 guide for supervisors and EHS managers who need short-lived exceptions to stay visible, owned, and time bound until the work is restored.
7 min
safety-leadership
How to Build a Safety Decision Trail in 30 Days
A safety decision trail turns hard choices into a visible chain, which helps leaders track risk acceptance, dissent, verification, and follow-up before memory edits the story.
7 min