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
1022 articles
occupational-safety
Job Safety Analysis Explained: 4 Layers That Keep Field Decisions Honest
A job safety analysis is more than a list of hazards. These four layers show how to connect the task, exposure, controls, and verification before work begins.
5 min
mental-health-at-work
How a Global EHS Portfolio Turned Mental-Health Concerns Into Safer Work Decisions
Across more than 250 companies and 30+ countries, Andreza Araujo has seen that mental-health support becomes a safety control only when leaders connect early human signals to work conditions, accountable decisions, and proof that exposure changed.
6 min
occupational-safety
Hierarchy of Controls vs Prevention through Design vs PPE: Which Choice Should Lead a New Equipment Project?
A new equipment project can meet its design brief and still transfer avoidable exposure to operators. This comparison shows when the hierarchy of controls, Prevention through Design, or PPE should lead the decision, and why the strongest answer is usually a sequence rather than a single tool.
10 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Safety Assurance: 6 Blind Spots That Let Weak Controls Survive Executive Review
Safety assurance is only credible when it tests whether important controls remain effective under pressure. These six blind spots show why clean evidence packs, named owners, and green dashboards can still leave serious exposure unresolved.
7 min
risk-management
New Risk Owner in 60 Days: What to Fix Before the Register Becomes a False Promise
A risk owner is not the person who updates a register. The role is to make sure material exposure has a clear decision path, an operating control, and evidence that the control still works when conditions change.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
ISO 45003 Explained: 4 Work-Design Tests That Reveal Psychosocial Risk
ISO 45003:2021 gives organizations guidance for managing psychosocial risk within an ISO 45001-based OH&S system. This explainer turns its broad guidance into four practical work-design tests that managers can verify in the field.
5 min
mental-health-at-work
How to Build a Manager Check-In for Early Work Strain in 30 Days
A manager check-in can surface workload strain before it becomes absence, unsafe work, or a crisis, but only when it connects conversation to work design and clear escalation.
5 min
risk-management
Contractor Safety: 5 Traps Procurement Leaders Still Miss
Contractor safety is shaped before the crew arrives. These five procurement traps show why prequalification scores, contract clauses, low bids, separate contractor metrics, and administrative mobilization can create confidence without reliable field control.
6 min
risk-management
Risk Escalation: 8 Distortions That Hide Critical Exposure
Risk escalation fails when evidence is softened, thresholds are treated as facts, or closure is accepted without field proof. These eight distortions show why critical exposure stays below the decision threshold and what leaders can change in the next risk review.
7 min
incident-investigation
Active and Latent Failures Explained: 4 Evidence Tests That Keep Incident Reviews Systemic
Active failures appear close to the event, while latent failures remain in decisions, design, supervision, and work conditions. These four evidence tests help investigators read both without stopping at the operator.
6 min