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
1020 articles
occupational-safety
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: What One Inaccessible Exit Revealed About Safety Leadership
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire shows why emergency controls must remain available under pressure, and why leadership owns the conditions that make escape possible.
6 min
safe-behavior
Stop-Work Authority, Supervisor Intervention, or Peer Challenge: 3 Decision Routes for an Uncontrolled Risk
When a worker sees an uncontrolled risk, the safest response is not always the loudest one. This comparison explains when stop-work authority, supervisor intervention, or peer challenge should lead, how the routes differ, and why a program fails when the organization trains the right words without giving people a workable decision path.
8 min
safety-leadership
Risk Governance: 8 Questions That Keep Safety Decisions Owned at Board Level
Risk governance becomes practical when boards can see who owns residual safety risk, what evidence supports acceptance, and what changes when operating assumptions fail.
7 min
mental-health-at-work
Mental Health Program Lead in 84 Days: Build a Prevention Rhythm Before Support Becomes the Whole Plan
A new mental-health program lead should build more than a referral directory. This 84-day plan connects confidential support with work-design prevention, manager response, and visible ownership.
6 min
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety Explained: 4 Conditions That Make Speak-Up Possible
Psychological safety is the team condition that makes people willing to raise a concern, ask a question, or admit uncertainty before a small signal becomes a serious exposure.
3 min
safety-leadership
How to Run a Daily Safety Briefing That Changes the Next Shift
A practical daily safety briefing method for supervisors who need the next shift to leave with one clear risk decision, one owner, and one verification point.
5 min
safety-culture
Safety Training: 4 Myths That Plant Managers Still Believe
Safety training supports prevention, but it cannot replace reliable controls, usable work design, or accountable supervision. These four myths help plant managers separate learning activity from real risk reduction.
7 min
occupational-safety
RIDDOR Reporting: 5 Gaps That Turn a Legal Record Into Weak Prevention
RIDDOR reporting is a legal duty, but a compliant form can still leave prevention weak. This diagnostic shows five gaps that keep incident classification, evidence, ownership, and corrective action disconnected.
8 min
occupational-safety
ANSI Z590.3 explained: 4 design decisions
Learn what ANSI/ASSP Z590.3-2021 means in practice and how four design decisions reduce worker exposure before procedures carry the burden of control.
3 min
safe-behavior
How to Design a Stop-Work Authority Rehearsal in 30 Minutes
This practical guide helps supervisors turn stop-work authority from a policy statement into a rehearsed decision path that workers can use when conditions change.
6 min