Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice
ISBN 6500447182
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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
safety-indicators-and-metrics
TRIR Explained: 4 Questions Leaders Should Ask First
TRIR measures recordable injury frequency, but it cannot show every serious exposure. Use four questions to read the number without mistaking it for control evidence.
4 min
occupational-safety
How to Prepare a Hot-Work Permit in 8 Checks Before the First Spark
A hot-work permit is useful only when it proves that ignition sources, combustible materials, adjacent work, fire watch, and post-work monitoring are controlled at the point of work. This eight-check guide helps supervisors and EHS leaders test the permit before welding, cutting, brazing, or grinding begins.
6 min
risk-management
How an Unowned Risk Became an Executive Decision: An Anonymized Case Study
An anonymized case drawn from recurring patterns in Andreza Araujo's EHS work shows why risk registers fail when no leader owns the decision that follows field evidence. The recovery came from clarifying the exposure, assigning authority, testing the control, and making the decision visible.
7 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Prevention Budget vs Incident Cost vs Exposure Cost: Which Number Should a CFO Trust?
A prevention budget shows planned investment, an incident cost shows realized harm, and an exposure cost shows what the operation is carrying before an event. This comparison helps CFOs and EHS leaders use each number for the decision it can actually support.
7 min
risk-management
Temporary Controls in Safety-Critical Work: 4 Traps That Make Short-Term Risk Look Acceptable
Temporary controls are useful only when their limits, owner, expiry, and replacement path remain visible. This analysis shows how EHS managers and risk owners can stop interim measures from becoming permanent exposure.
7 min
psychological-safety
New Psychological Safety Champion in 60 Days: Build Speak-Up Habits That Survive Pressure
A psychological safety champion cannot create trust with posters or a survey alone. This 60-day role profile shows how to establish boundaries, listen for operational silence, close the response loop, and make safer dissent visible during production pressure.
7 min
occupational-safety
Safety Data Sheet Explained: 4 Checks Before Chemical Work Begins
A Safety Data Sheet is a decision document, not a substitute for a site risk assessment. This explainer shows supervisors four checks to make before chemical work begins, including product identity, exposure routes, required controls, and emergency information. It also explains why an SDS cannot replace task planning, worker competence, or field verification.
6 min
occupational-safety
How to Build a Hearing-Conservation Action Plan in 21 Days: 6 Decisions for a Noisy Plant
A practical 21-day process helps EHS managers connect noise exposure data to source controls, usable hearing protection, and field evidence.
6 min
mental-health-at-work
Burnout at Work: 5 Myths Managers Still Believe
Burnout is not a resilience test or an individual weakness. These five management myths show where work design, recovery, and safer leadership need attention.
5 min
safety-culture
Safety Culture: 5 Decisions That Expose When Compliance Has Replaced Control
Safety culture is not proven by complete procedures, training attendance, or a green audit score. It becomes visible when leaders decide whether to stop work, fund a control, escalate bad news, protect a dissenting voice, and verify that the written standard survives production pressure.
7 min