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
safety-culture
Safety Committee Effectiveness: 7 Meeting Traps
Safety committee effectiveness depends on whether worker participation changes risk decisions, not on whether a monthly meeting produces minutes.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
Sexual Harassment Investigation: 7 Controls Before Evidence Fails
Sexual harassment investigation fails when HR treats the case as a private complaint while EHS ignores the psychosocial risk, retaliation pathway, and work-design signals.
7 min
safety-leadership
Board Safety Oversight: 7 Questions Directors Should Ask Before the Next SIF
Board safety oversight fails when directors review injury rates without testing whether serious-risk controls, escalation, and leadership decisions are working.
7 min
occupational-safety
RIDDOR Reporting: 7 Mistakes That Distort Safety Data
RIDDOR reporting protects workers only when leaders use it to classify risk clearly, preserve evidence, and correct weak controls before patterns repeat.
7 min
risk-management
Critical Control Verification: 7 Audit Traps That Leave SIF Risk Untouched
Critical control verification protects serious-risk work only when it tests whether the barrier works under normal pressure, not whether the audit file is complete.
7 min
risk-management
Risk Register: 7 Fields That Keep Controls Alive
A safety risk register prevents little when it only lists hazards, but it becomes useful when every row proves control ownership and residual risk.
6 min
safe-behavior
Safety Habits: 7 Cues Supervisors Should Redesign
Safety habits change when supervisors redesign cues, consequences, and field routines, not when teams hear another reminder to pay attention.
7 min
mental-health-at-work
Mental Health Accommodations: 7 Manager Moves Before Return to Work Fails
Mental health accommodations fail when they stay in HR paperwork instead of changing work design, supervision, workload, and the return-to-work rhythm.
8 min
safety-culture
Hudson Maturity Model: 5 Safety Culture Traps
Use the Hudson maturity model to diagnose safety culture without mistaking paperwork, low injury rates, or polite surveys for operational maturity.
6 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Underreporting in Safety: 7 Signals Your Metrics Are Too Clean
Underreporting in safety hides weak signals when dashboards reward clean numbers more than honest reporting, supervisor escalation, and control repair.
8 min