Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice
ISBN 6500447182
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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
1023 articles
mental-health-at-work
Work Ability Explained: 4 Signals for Managers
Work ability is more than fitness for a task. These four signals help managers separate work-design strain from individual limitation and choose a safer response.
3 min
safe-behavior
How to Calibrate Safety Observations Across Shifts in 21 Days
A practical 21-day method for making safety observations comparable across crews, supervisors, and shifts, so observation data changes decisions instead of becoming a volume target.
6 min
incident-investigation
How a Global EHS Portfolio Changed the Meaning of Incident Closure
A portfolio case study from more than 250 safety transformation projects shows why incident closure must prove that operating decisions and field controls changed, rather than merely confirming that a report was signed.
5 min
incident-investigation
5 Whys vs Fishbone vs Fault Tree: Which Investigation Method Fits the Evidence?
The best incident investigation method depends on the evidence, the system boundary, and the decision leaders need to make. Compare 5 Whys, Fishbone, and Fault Tree before choosing a method that could oversimplify a serious event.
7 min
occupational-safety
Simultaneous Operations: 4 Distortions That Make Permit-to-Work Look Controlled
When maintenance, production, contractors, and temporary changes share one worksite, a signed permit can create false confidence. This diagnostic shows plant leaders how simultaneous operations distort ownership, isolation, timing, verification, and escalation.
5 min
mental-health-at-work
New Workplace Mental Health Program Lead in 60 Days: What to Fix Before EAP Becomes the Whole Plan
A 60-day role profile for a new workplace mental health program lead who must connect EAP, work design, manager capability, escalation, and evidence before support becomes a disconnected benefit.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
Role Conflict Explained: 4 Work-Design Signals
Learn how role conflict creates psychosocial risk, how to separate it from workload, and what EHS leaders can change when priorities collide.
4 min
occupational-safety
How to Verify Machine Guarding After a Maintenance Change in 8 Steps
A practical guide for maintenance managers, supervisors, and EHS professionals who need to prove that machine guarding still works after equipment or process changes.
5 min
psychosocial-risks
Impossible Deadlines: 4 Myths That Hide Psychosocial Risk
Impossible deadlines are not only a workload problem. Four common management myths can hide psychosocial risk until absence, turnover, or a safety event makes the cost visible.
7 min
risk-management
Contractor Safety: 4 Procurement Decisions That Change Risk
Contractor safety improves before mobilization when procurement defines the exposure, tests control capability, and sets decision rights before work begins.
8 min