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
600 articles
psychological-safety
How 250+ Companies Turned Safety Voice Into Decision Evidence
A narrative case pattern from 250+ companies showing how safety voice becomes decision evidence when leaders protect follow-up, authority, and field proof.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
Psychosocial Hazard Assessment vs Stress Survey vs EAP
A psychosocial hazard assessment governs workplace mental health risk, while stress surveys diagnose patterns and EAPs support people after strain appears.
8 min
safe-behavior
Pre-Job Brief: 6 Gaps That Hide Field Risk
Diagnose why pre-job briefs look complete while field risk remains invisible, and learn what supervisors should test before work starts.
6 min
safety-leadership
Critical-Risk Owner in 45 Days: Accountability Map
A role-profile guide for a newly appointed critical-risk owner who needs to map controls, authority, escalation, and review evidence in the first 45 days.
8 min
safe-behavior
Hazard Blindness Explained: Familiar Exposure vs Real Risk
Hazard blindness explained for supervisors who need to separate familiar work from real exposure before routine risk becomes normal in the field.
4 min
incident-investigation
How to Rebuild Corrective Actions After Recurrence in 14 Days
A 14-day guide for EHS and operations teams that need to rebuild corrective actions after a repeat incident, with focus on failed controls, ownership and verification evidence.
8 min
safety-culture
Safety Culture Maturity: 3 Assumptions That Keep Leaders Stuck
Safety culture maturity is not proven by scores, advanced language, or activity volume. These three assumptions keep leaders from seeing field evidence.
6 min
risk-management
How to Build a SIMOPS Risk Map in 10 Days
Build a 10-day SIMOPS risk map that makes simultaneous work, contractor interfaces, permit conflicts, and stop authority visible before crews overlap.
7 min
occupational-safety
Temporary Power Inspection Routine in 10 Days
Build a 10-day temporary power inspection routine that verifies panels, GFCI protection, cable routing, ownership, and repair closure before exposure becomes normal.
6 min
safety-leadership
How to Build a Safety Decision Rights Matrix in 30 Days
Build a safety decision rights matrix that defines who can approve, pause, escalate, accept, and restart high-risk work when field conditions change.
7 min