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
599 articles
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
safety-culture
Bradley Curve vs Hudson Maturity Model vs Safety Culture Diagnosis: which one helps leaders decide?
Compare Bradley Curve, Hudson Maturity Model, and Safety Culture Diagnosis so leaders can choose the right lens for board decisions, site action, or field evidence.
9 min
safety-culture
Management Review: 5 Traps That Turn Safety Culture Into Ceremony
A diagnostic F1 article for directors and safety leaders who want management review to change decisions, not only record updates.
8 min
psychosocial-risks
New HR Business Partner in 60 Days: What to Do Before Psychosocial Risk Turns Into Absence
A 60-day HR business partner plan for workload, role conflict, manager pressure, and return-to-work controls before psychosocial risk becomes absence.
7 min
risk-management
Risk Appetite Explained: 4 Terms That Keep Decisions Honest
A quick guide to risk appetite, risk tolerance, risk criteria, and risk acceptance for leaders who need a clearer line before exposure becomes routine.
2 min
psychological-safety
How to Run a Dissent Round Before High-Risk Work in 10 Minutes
A dissent round gives crews a short, structured way to surface technical objections before high-risk work restarts under pressure.
8 min
occupational-safety
5 Myths About PPE That Supervisors Still Believe
PPE does not control a hazardous job by itself. These five myths show where supervisors still confuse visible compliance with real risk control.
7 min
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.
7 min
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.
4 min
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.
8 min