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
safety-culture
Multi-Site Culture Baseline: 250+ Company Case
A narrative case on how multi-site culture baseline work turns opinion, audit scores and meeting rituals into field evidence leaders can act on.
8 min
occupational-safety
On-site Rescue Team vs Municipal Emergency Services vs Mutual Aid: Which Model Fits High-Risk Work
High-risk work needs a rescue model that matches time, hazard, equipment, authority and practice. On-site teams, municipal services and mutual aid solve different problems.
9 min
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety Surveys: 6 Distortions That Make Leaders Overtrust the Score
Psychological safety surveys help leaders hear weak signals, but the score becomes dangerous when fear, sampling, wording, and follow-up distort what people are willing to say.
8 min
occupational-safety
Area Owner in 60 Days: Line Break Isolation Plan
Area owners control the equipment condition before a line break, which means their first 60 days should focus on isolation evidence, handover discipline, and field verification.
6 min
risk-management
Risk Acceptance Explained: Decision Authority in Safety
Risk acceptance is the formal decision to tolerate residual safety risk after controls are verified, documented, and owned by the right level of authority.
4 min
risk-management
How to Build a Field Risk Escalation Matrix in 10 Days
A practical F2 guide for EHS managers who need field teams to escalate critical risk before weak signals become accepted exposure.
7 min
safe-behavior
4 false beliefs about safety coaching that supervisors still carry
Safety coaching fails when supervisors treat it as advice, correction or friendliness instead of a disciplined way to test risk perception before work drifts.
5 min
risk-management
Pre-Mortem Workshop: 8 Steps for Critical Work
A practical 45-minute pre-mortem workshop for EHS managers who need to expose weak controls, assign owners, and stop critical work before failure.
8 min
occupational-safety
Emergency Eyewash Check: 9 Steps for Site Readiness
A practical 9-step emergency eyewash check for EHS managers and supervisors who need field-ready controls before serious chemical exposure occurs.
8 min
mental-health-at-work
How to Build a Fatigue Risk Escalation Trigger in 14 Days
A 14-day workflow for EHS and operations leaders who need fatigue risk escalation triggers before tiredness becomes a control failure.
7 min