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
416 articles mental-health-at-work
Leader Mental Health: 7 Controls Before Decision Quality Fails
Leader mental health affects safety when fatigue, isolation, and decision load weaken judgment before anyone calls it a clinical problem.
psychosocial-risks
Workplace Violence: 7 Controls Before Reporting Fails
Workplace violence prevention works when leaders map task exposure, protect reporting, and audit response time before weak signals become harm.
safe-behavior
Line of Fire Safety: 7 Body-Positioning Checks
Line of fire exposure is rarely solved by telling workers to be careful. Supervisors need body-positioning checks tied to energy, movement, and control readiness.
occupational-safety
Excavation and Trenching: 7 Controls Before Entry
Excavation and trenching incidents usually begin before entry, when soil, water, access, utilities, and spoil placement are treated as routine conditions.
occupational-safety
Lifting and Rigging: 7 Controls Before the Lift
Lifting and rigging failures often begin before the hook takes tension, when load data, exclusion zones, and communication are treated as paperwork.
psychosocial-risks
Change Fatigue in Safety: 7 Signals Leaders Miss
Change fatigue in safety appears when the work system receives more campaigns, tools, and procedures than it can absorb without losing attention, trust, or control quality.
incident-investigation
Witness Statements: 7 Interview Errors After Incidents
Witness statements protect incident facts only when interviews are separated, timed, neutral, and connected to control evidence before RCA work.
safety-culture
Bradley Curve Explained: 4 Culture Stages Leaders Misread
The Bradley Curve helps leaders read safety culture maturity, but only when they test field decisions, reporting behavior, and operational discipline instead of slogans.
psychological-safety
Crew Resource Management: 7 Shop-Floor Moves
Crew Resource Management improves safety only when supervisors redesign authority, briefing, challenge, cross-checking, and handover routines in the field.
risk-management
Permit-to-Work Handover: 7 Gaps Between Shifts
Permit-to-work handover protects high-risk work only when the next shift receives live risk context, control status, and stop-work authority.
