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
incident-investigation
How 250+ Safety Projects Turned RCA Into Control Restoration
A case-study article on how incident investigation becomes useful when RCA produces restored controls, named owners, and field verification.
6 min
risk-management
ALARP vs SFAIRP vs Risk Appetite: Which Fits?
ALARP, SFAIRP, and risk appetite answer different safety risk questions. Use this comparison to avoid board-level risk acceptance errors.
9 min
psychosocial-risks
ISO 45003 vs WHO Guidelines vs ILO C190
Compare ISO 45003, WHO mental health guidance, and ILO C190 to decide which reference should lead a psychosocial-risk program.
7 min
risk-management
FMEA Risk Assessment: 9 Blind Spots Before Controls
FMEA risk assessment fails when teams score failure modes before they understand exposure, control strength, and field verification.
10 min
psychological-safety
Speak-Up Retaliation Risk: 4 Signals Leaders Misread
Retaliation risk after speaking up is visible in follow-up behavior, supervisor response, peer reaction, and whether inconvenient concerns change decisions.
6 min
safe-behavior
Shortcut Normalization: 8 Failures Behind Risky Work
A field diagnostic for supervisors who need to see when repeated shortcuts become the real operating method before an injury exposes the drift.
6 min
psychosocial-risks
HR Business Partner in 60 Days: Psychosocial Risk Triage
A role-profile guide for HR business partners who need to turn psychosocial risk from a vague wellbeing concern into visible work-design evidence within 60 days.
9 min
risk-management
Procurement Manager in 90 Days: Contractor Safety Plan
A 90-day role plan for procurement managers to build contractor safety into scope, prequalification, bid evaluation, and field verification.
6 min
safety-leadership
New Maintenance Manager in 90 Days: What to Do in the First Quarter
A new maintenance manager can protect safety in the first quarter by stabilizing control ownership, backlog decisions, supervision routines, and risk escalation.
7 min
risk-management
Hazard Identification Explained: Sources, Triggers, and Control Links
Hazard identification is the discipline of finding credible sources of harm before risk assessment, control selection, and field verification begin.
5 min