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
600 articles
psychosocial-risks
Workload Risk Case: How 250+ Projects Changed Decisions
A psychosocial risk case showing how workload moved from complaint handling to operating decisions across Andreza Araujo's 250+ projects.
7 min
psychological-safety
Anonymous Hotline vs Named Reporting vs Field Voice Rounds: Which Channel Fits High-Risk Work
A decision matrix for EHS and operations leaders choosing the right safety voice channel when crews need protection, follow-up and evidence.
8 min
safety-leadership
Risk Compression: 8 Pressure Points Middle Managers Hide Before SIFs
A safety leadership diagnostic for senior leaders who need to see how schedule, cost, staffing, and metric pressure move risk into field decisions.
7 min
safety-culture
Site General Manager in 90 Days: Culture Evidence Plan
A 90-day culture evidence plan for new site general managers who must turn safety culture from slogans into decisions, controls, and ownership.
7 min
risk-management
Residual Risk Explained: 5 States EHS Managers Should Separate
Residual risk is what remains after controls are applied, but EHS managers need to separate accepted, tolerated, monitored, escalated, and uncontrolled states.
3 min
risk-management
Risk Review Cadence: How to Build It in 30 Days
Build a 30-day risk review cadence that turns a safety risk register into decisions, evidence, ownership, and escalation.
6 min
safe-behavior
Stop-Work Authority: 6 Myths That Keep Crews Silent
Stop-work authority fails when crews believe it is only for obvious danger, formal permission, or perfect evidence instead of weak-signal control.
6 min
occupational-safety
How to Run a Machine Guarding Bypass Review in 12 Days
A 12-day guide for EHS and maintenance leaders to find machine guarding bypasses, test temporary controls, assign owners, and restore protection.
7 min
risk-management
How to Run a Temporary Deviation Risk Review in 10 Days
A 10-day guide for EHS and operations leaders to control temporary deviations before short-term workarounds become hidden risk acceptance.
7 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
How to Run a Safety KPI Owner Review in 14 Days
A practical 14-day review for EHS managers to assign owners, definitions, data checks, and escalation rules to safety KPIs before dashboards mislead leaders.
7 min