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
943 articles
incident-investigation
Incident Review Board: 5 decisions that keep RCA from becoming paperwork
Build an incident review board that tests evidence, barriers, accountability, and corrective-action quality before RCA becomes paperwork after harm.
9 min
occupational-safety
Emergency Drill Plan: How to Test Response in 30 Days
Build a 30-day emergency drill plan that tests alarms, evacuation, shutdown roles, contractors, and recovery decisions before a real event exposes gaps.
7 min
psychological-safety
Near-Miss Debrief in 20 Minutes: 8 Steps for Supervisors
A practical 20-minute near-miss debrief method for supervisors who need facts, voice, weak signals, and fast control decisions after field events.
7 min
mental-health-at-work
How to Build a Mental Health Return-to-Work Plan in 21 Days
A practical return-to-work plan for mental health-related absence, with privacy boundaries, work-demand mapping, manager scripts, escalation rules and 21-day reviews.
8 min
safety-leadership
19-Country EHS Governance: How LATAM Leadership Kept Safety Coherent
A 19-country EHS governance case from Andreza Araujo's Unilever LATAM tenure shows how safety leadership stays coherent without flattening local reality.
7 min
risk-management
Critical Control Register vs Risk Register vs Bow-Tie
Compare critical control registers, risk registers, and bow-tie models so EHS managers choose the right tool for fatal-risk governance.
8 min
occupational-safety
Procedure Usability: 9 Gaps That Turn Rules Into Risk
Safety procedures fail when workers cannot use them under pressure. See 9 usability gaps that turn written rules into operational risk.
8 min
safety-leadership
Safety Trainer in 60 Days: Competency Plan
A 60-day role profile for new safety trainers who need to turn classes, toolbox talks, and field checks into measurable competence.
7 min
incident-investigation
Latent Failures Explained: 4 Conditions Behind Incidents
Latent failures are hidden organizational conditions that shape incident outcomes before the worker makes the last visible error during high-risk work.
3 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
How to Build a Corrective Action Aging Dashboard in 30 Days
A practical 30-day guide for EHS managers who need to expose corrective action aging, risk priority, weak ownership and overdue safety decisions.
8 min