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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

Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice

ISBN 6500447182

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.

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
occupational-safety

Dock Safety Case: How 60+ Sites Made Risk Visible

A Unilever LATAM dock safety case shows how 60+ distribution centers made vehicle, contractor, and pedestrian risk visible for EHS leaders now.

6 min
occupational-safety

Permit-to-Work vs LOTO vs Line Break Permit: Which Control Owns the Job?

A practical F3 comparison for maintenance leaders who need to separate authorization, hazardous-energy isolation, and line-opening control before work starts.

8 min
occupational-safety

Permit-to-Work: 6 Signals That Show Control Has Drifted

A diagnostic F1 article for supervisors and EHS managers who need permit-to-work to prove field control, not only paperwork compliance.

8 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics

New Safety Analyst in 30 Days: 6 Decisions Before the First Dashboard Review

A 30-day role profile for a new safety analyst who needs to clean definitions, test data hygiene, challenge green tiles, and prepare a trustworthy dashboard review.

7 min
occupational-safety

Rescue Readiness Explained: 4 States That Separate Paper From Protection

Rescue readiness is the difference between a plan on paper and a crew that can recover someone before the hazard window closes.

5 min
psychosocial-risks

How to Build a Work-Rest Cycle Check in 14 Days

A practical 14-day method for night-shift supervisors who need to make recovery visible, set fatigue triggers and keep worker voice alive before the next shift starts.

8 min
occupational-safety

5 Myths About Temporary Power That Supervisors Still Believe

Temporary power looks simple only until a board moves, a cable gets rerouted, or nobody can say who owns the defect. These five myths show where control really fails.

6 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics

Board Safety Dashboards: 6 Distortions That Make Directors Trust the Wrong Number

A board safety dashboard is only useful when it changes a decision. These six distortions show how clean numbers can hide weak control.

7 min
mental-health-at-work

Burnout Explained: 4 Signals That Work Design Is Failing

Burnout is a work design signal, not a private weakness. Learn the 4 signals leaders should watch before strain turns into absence or turnover.

6 min
risk-management

How to Run a Scope-Change Risk Review in 20 Minutes

Run a scope-change risk review that resets the brief, controls, contractor handoff, and restart decision before the crew works the wrong version of the job.

8 min