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
484 articles psychosocial-risks
New HR Manager in 90 Days: What to Do in the First Quarter on Psychosocial Risk
A 90-day role plan for a new HR manager who needs to turn psychosocial risk into work design, manager discipline, and clean escalation.
incident-investigation
Incident Investigator in 30 Days: Evidence Discipline Plan
A 30-day role plan for new incident investigators who need to protect evidence quality, interview discipline and corrective-action credibility.
mental-health-at-work
Secondary Traumatic Stress Explained: Core Terms
Secondary traumatic stress affects helpers exposed to others' trauma, and EHS must distinguish it from burnout, fatigue, and ordinary job stress.
occupational-safety
How to Run a Confined Space Entry Readiness Check in 20 Minutes
A 20-minute confined space entry readiness check for supervisors who need to verify scope, atmosphere, isolation, rescue and stop authority before entry.
mental-health-at-work
Middle Manager Mental Health: 5 Myths HR and EHS Still Believe
Middle manager mental health fails when companies treat pressure as resilience instead of auditing decision load, authority and recovery.
psychosocial-risks
Role Conflict at Work: 6 Failures That Make Psychosocial Risk Invisible
Role conflict becomes a psychosocial risk when authority, targets and accountability split across the same job.
risk-management
Risk Velocity Explained: How Fast Exposure Becomes Loss
Risk velocity shows how quickly exposure can become harm, helping EHS leaders match controls, escalation and stop-work authority to time.
occupational-safety
MEWP Pre-Use Inspection: 8 Steps in 15 Minutes
A 15-minute MEWP pre-use inspection guide that checks machine condition, task fit, ground control, communication, and rescue readiness.
incident-investigation
Repeat-Incident Case: How 250+ Projects Fixed CAPA
A field-based case on how 250+ safety projects changed CAPA from document closure into recurrence prevention, field evidence, and leadership control.
occupational-safety
Personal Air Sampling vs Area Monitoring vs Biological Monitoring: Which Evidence Fits Chemical Exposure Decisions
A practical comparison of personal air sampling, area monitoring, and biological monitoring, showing which evidence fits worker exposure, source control, and absorbed dose decisions.
