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
1024 articles
mental-health-at-work
Burnout, Occupational Anxiety, or Occupational Depression? Which Signal Comes First?
Burnout, occupational anxiety, and occupational depression are not one management problem. Each one needs a different first move, and the work design behind the signal has to be identified before the next shift.
8 min
safety-culture
Safety Culture: 5 Distortions That Make Survey Scores Look Better Than the Worksite
A safety culture survey can show perception, but not control quality. Leaders need field evidence, not averages, to judge the worksite honestly.
7 min
risk-management
Risk Criteria Explained: 4 Boundaries Leaders Must Set
Risk criteria are the decision rules that make risk ratings defensible, separating appetite, tolerance, and matrix scores in day-to-day safety governance.
3 min
occupational-safety
How to Run a Heat-Stress Pre-Shift Check in 8 Steps
A pre-shift heat check helps supervisors decide whether to work, slow down, or re-sequence the job before heat becomes an injury. This guide turns OSHA and NIOSH logic into an 8-step field routine.
6 min
safety-culture
5 myths about safety culture engagement that plant managers still believe
Leadership engagement fails when visibility replaces decisions. This article shows five myths plant managers still repeat and what to verify in the field instead.
7 min
risk-management
Risk Matrix: 5 Distortions That Make It Look Precise
A risk matrix is useful as a screen, but it turns misleading when leaders treat the color box as the decision instead of the first pass.
8 min
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety explained: 4 dimensions leaders mix up
Psychological safety is the condition that lets people raise risk, doubt, and dissent early, while leaders keep critical controls non-negotiable.
3 min
risk-management
How to Screen a Temporary Field Change in 8 Steps
A practical guide for supervisors and risk owners who need to screen a temporary field change before work resumes, using field checks, ownership, and reset rules.
8 min
safety-leadership
Quiet site: 5 decisions that exposed risk
A new plant manager can inherit a site that looks calm but still hides weak control. This case study shows five leadership moves that expose the real risk.
9 min
risk-management
Bow-Tie vs HAZOP vs FMEA: Which Method Fits a High-Hazard Plant?
Bow-Tie, HAZOP, and FMEA answer different risk questions. Use the method that matches barrier governance, process deviation, or failure-mode ranking.
7 min