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
1024 articles
occupational-safety
Confined Space Rescue: 5 Blind Spots Behind False Readiness
Confined-space rescue plans fail when paperwork replaces proof. These five blind spots show leaders how to test rescue readiness before entry.
8 min
occupational-safety
ILO C155 Explained: 4 Duties for Safer Workplaces
ILO C155 connects national policy with workplace prevention, worker participation, inspection, and continuous control, giving EHS leaders a practical structure for action.
3 min
psychological-safety
How to Build a Shift-Team Questioning Routine in 14 Days
A practical 14-day guide for supervisors who want shift questions to surface changing hazards, strengthen technical dissent, and produce visible decisions.
7 min
safe-behavior
Competence Matrix Explained: 4 Evidence Types That Show a Worker Can Perform Safely
A practical explainer for EHS managers and supervisors who need to distinguish training attendance from competence that can be verified before high-risk work begins.
4 min
psychosocial-risks
How to Screen a 24/7 Roster Change for Psychosocial Risk in 9 Checks
A roster change is a safety change when it alters recovery, workload, handover quality, or the support available during difficult work. This nine-check screen helps operations, HR, and EHS test the change before exposure becomes normal.
8 min
safe-behavior
6 Myths About Safety Dialogue That Supervisors Still Believe
Safety dialogue changes risk only when it produces a decision, a field check, and a visible response. These six myths keep conversations polite while exposure remains unchanged.
7 min
safety-culture
Safety Culture: 3 Failures That Turn Leadership Commitments Into Shift-Level Exceptions
A safety commitment becomes culture only when shift teams can see the decision rights, time, and response that protect it under pressure.
8 min
mental-health-at-work
Presenteeism Explained: 4 Pathways From Hidden Strain to Safety Exposure
Presenteeism is not simply showing up while unwell. It is a work-design and management signal that can hide fatigue, impaired judgment, delayed care, and unsafe pressure behind a perfect attendance record. This explainer separates four pathways from hidden strain to safety exposure, then shows managers how to choose between a workload review, a fit-for-work conversation, an accommodation plan, and clinical referral.
6 min
incident-investigation
How to Run a Family Communication Plan After a Fatality in 72 Hours
A practical guide for executives, EHS leaders, and site managers who must communicate with a deceased worker's family without speculation, delay, or administrative coldness.
6 min
psychological-safety
How a Frontline Concern Became a Physical-Safety Control
A transparent composite case pattern from safety culture work across 250+ companies showing how psychological safety becomes physical protection when frontline concerns can change the work.
7 min