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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

Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice

ISBN 6500447182

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.

O Conselho de Segurança

Host of this Portuguese spin-off, with debates and guidance on safety leadership and culture.

Articles by this author

944 articles
safety-leadership

Safety Accountability: 7 Questions Before Blaming the Frontline

Safety accountability fails when leaders use it as a word for frontline blame instead of testing whether authority, controls, and pressure were aligned.

7 min
safety-leadership

EHS Firefighter Role: 7 Traps That Burn Out Teams

The EHS firefighter role looks useful in a crisis, but it hides weak ownership, late escalation, and leadership systems that keep risk alive.

7 min
safety-culture

Procurement Safety: 7 Clauses That Change Risk

Procurement safety changes contractor risk before mobilization by making supervision, stop-work rights and reporting part of the commercial model.

7 min
risk-management

Residual Risk Acceptance: 7 Decisions Before Sign-Off

Residual risk acceptance should prove control strength, decision authority, expiry, and escalation before leaders allow exposure to continue.

7 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics

Executive Safety Dashboard: 7 Metrics the Board Should See Monthly

An executive safety dashboard should move beyond TRIR and show whether serious exposure, control weakness, reporting trust, and leadership action are changing.

8 min
incident-investigation

ICAM Investigation: 7 Controls Before Causes

ICAM investigation works when EHS teams validate failed defenses before naming causes, so corrective actions change work rather than paperwork.

6 min
occupational-safety

Arc Flash Safety: 7 Controls Before Energized Work

Arc flash safety fails when energized work is treated as an electrician's skill issue instead of a controlled exposure created by planning, design, isolation, and supervision.

6 min
occupational-safety

Fleet Safety: 7 Controls Before Road Risk Wins

Fleet safety fails when companies treat driving as a personal habit instead of a controlled occupational exposure.

6 min
mental-health-at-work

Leader Mental Health: 7 Controls Before Decision Quality Fails

Leader mental health affects safety when fatigue, isolation, and decision load weaken judgment before anyone calls it a clinical problem.

6 min
psychosocial-risks

Workplace Violence: 7 Controls Before Reporting Fails

Workplace violence prevention works when leaders map task exposure, protect reporting, and audit response time before weak signals become harm.

6 min