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
600 articles
psychosocial-risks
Call Center Psychosocial Risks: 6 False Beliefs HR and EHS Must Drop
Call-center psychosocial risks are often hidden behind service metrics. See 6 false beliefs that keep demand, abuse and monitoring pressure uncontrolled.
8 min
safety-culture
Normalization of Deviance: 8 Indicators Leaders Miss
Normalization of deviance turns repeated shortcuts into accepted work. Learn 8 indicators leaders miss before unsafe drift hardens into culture.
6 min
psychosocial-risks
Work-Related Stress Risk Explained: 6 HSE Factors
A practical F7 explainer for EHS and HR teams using the six HSE factors to assess work-related stress risk without reducing it to wellness.
6 min
safety-leadership
How to Run a Shift Handover Safety Review in 15 Minutes
A practical 15-minute shift handover method for supervisors to transfer live risks, open controls, unfinished work, and stop-work triggers.
8 min
safety-culture
Safety Culture Scale-Up: 19-Country Case
A Unilever LATAM case study on scaling safety culture across 19 countries without turning regional EHS governance into paperwork theater.
7 min
risk-management
JSA vs JHA vs Take 5: Which pre-task tool fits
A practical comparison of JSA, JHA and Take 5 for EHS managers who need the right pre-task risk tool before high-risk work starts in the field.
7 min
occupational-safety
Confined Space Rescue: 6 Failures EHS Must Fix
Confined space rescue fails when permits name emergency services but do not prove timing, retrieval, isolation, monitoring, and medical handoff.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
HR Business Partner in 90 Days: Psychosocial Risk Plan
A practical first-quarter plan for HR business partners who must turn psychosocial risk into shared controls with EHS, operations, and senior leaders.
7 min
mental-health-at-work
Moral Injury at Work Explained: 4 Ethical Strains
A practical F7 explainer for EHS, HR, and managers who need to distinguish moral injury at work from burnout, stress, or poor attitude.
7 min
occupational-safety
Machine Guarding Audit: 8 Steps Before Restart
Run a machine guarding audit that tests fixed guards, interlocks, isolation, bypass habits, and restart authorization before exposure returns.
8 min