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
417 articles mental-health-at-work
Sleep Disorders in Shift Workers Explained: 5 Work Patterns That Raise Risk
Sleep disorders in shift workers raise safety risk when rosters, overtime, night work, and commute exposure block recovery before critical tasks.
risk-management
How to Set Safety Risk Acceptance Authority
Build a 30-day safety risk acceptance authority process so residual risk decisions move to leaders with control power and evidence before work starts.
safety-culture
Safety Committee Sizing: How to Build the Right Team
A practical guide to size a safety committee for a 200-employee plant, assign seats by risk exposure, and turn worker participation into verified action.
safety-leadership
Owner vs EPC vs Contractor: Safety Governance
Capital project safety fails when owners, EPCs and contractors each assume another party owns the control that will decide field risk.
occupational-safety
Fire Watch: 8 Blind Spots Supervisors Miss
Fire watch fails when supervisors assign the role without verifying visibility, authority, suppression access, isolation, and post-work monitoring.
safety-leadership
New EHS Coordinator in 90 Days: First Field Plan
A practical 90-day plan for new EHS coordinators who need field credibility, supervisor alignment, and visible risk-control progress.
risk-management
Take 5 Safety Explained: 5 Checks Before Work Starts
Take 5 safety is a short field risk assessment that only works when supervisors treat it as a decision point, not a form to complete.
safe-behavior
How to Respond to Safety Objections on the Shop Floor
A practical supervisor guide to classify safety objections, answer without blame, and convert resistance into control checks.
safe-behavior
Optimism Bias: 4 Myths Supervisors Must Break
Optimism bias makes experienced teams underestimate personal exposure, so supervisors must test confidence against real controls before work starts.
safe-behavior
Behavior-Based Safety: 8 Distortions to Fix
Behavior-based safety fails fast when observation counts replace dialogue, supervisor ownership, and control changes that remove real exposure.
