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
1020 articles
occupational-safety
West, Texas: When Inventory Control Became a Life-Safety Decision
The 2013 West Fertilizer explosion was not only a storage failure. The CSB investigation shows how hazardous inventory, emergency planning, land-use decisions, and weak ownership can combine until a routine fire becomes a community-scale loss.
5 min
safety-culture
Safety Culture Survey vs Interviews vs Field Verification: 4 Trade-Offs That Change the Diagnosis
Safety culture surveys, interviews, and field verification answer different questions. This comparison shows how leaders should choose among them when the goal is a credible diagnosis that changes work, resources, and accountability.
6 min
psychosocial-risks
Psychosocial Risk Decision Rights: 4 Gaps That Leave Workload Controls Unowned
Psychosocial risk controls fail when organizations detect workload and conflict exposures but leave intervention, escalation and verification unowned.
6 min
risk-management
New Safety Assurance Analyst in 60 Days: Build Evidence Leaders Can Act On
A practical 60-day transition plan for a new safety assurance analyst to connect risk controls, field evidence, decision ownership, and follow-up without turning assurance into another paperwork cycle.
6 min
mental-health-at-work
Burnout Explained: 4 Boundaries Between Work Stress and a Clinical Concern
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon, not a synonym for tiredness or depression. This explainer separates four boundaries managers should understand before changing work, escalating support, or discussing performance.
4 min
incident-investigation
How to Write Incident Findings That Lead to Better Controls in 21 Days
A practical 21-day method for turning incident evidence into findings that name the failed control, expose decision gaps, and guide verifiable corrective action.
5 min
psychosocial-risks
Debt Stress at Work: 5 Myths That Keep Psychosocial Risk Invisible
Debt stress can change overtime choices, reporting, attention, and risk perception. These five myths show managers how to see the work-design exposure.
6 min
psychological-safety
Speak-Up Systems: 5 Questions That Reveal Whether Bad News Can Change the Work
A speak-up channel becomes a safety control only when concerns can change decisions, resources, and work conditions without informal retaliation.
6 min
risk-management
Critical Control Explained: 4 Proofs That a Barrier Can Hold
A critical control is a barrier that must prevent or limit a serious exposure. This glossary explains four proofs that show whether the control exists, works, is understood, and remains reliable under real operating conditions.
4 min
occupational-safety
How to Plan a Critical Lift Before the Crane Arrives: 6 Hold Points for Supervisors
A critical lift plan is useful only when it turns a high-consequence movement into a sequence of verified decisions, with clear authority to stop when field conditions change.
7 min