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
598 articles
safety-culture
Safety Climate Explained: 4 Signals That Leaders Should Not Confuse With Culture
Safety climate is a useful signal, but leaders only get value from it when they read the score, comments, response rate, and follow-through before calling it culture.
4 min
occupational-safety
How to Build a Respirator Fit-Testing Program in 30 Days
A 30-day field plan for EHS managers to connect respirator fit testing, seal checks, retesting triggers, and supervisor verification.
10 min
safety-leadership
How a 19-Country Operation Cut 5 Decision Gaps in 90 Days
A case study from Andreza Araujo's Unilever LATAM tenure shows how one regional safety rule stayed coherent across 19 countries by closing five decision gaps.
9 min
risk-management
Risk register vs control register vs decision log: which one stops drift in a live operation?
An F3 comparison for plant leaders, EHS managers, and risk owners who need to separate exposure tracking, barrier verification, and decision memory.
7 min
mental-health-at-work
Mental Health at Work: 5 Failures That Turn Support Into Delay
A diagnostic longform on five management failures that turn workplace mental health support into a late response instead of a work-design change.
8 min
psychosocial-risks
New Operations Manager in 45 Days: What to Do Before Workload Turns into Psychosocial Risk
A new operations manager can reduce psychosocial risk by mapping workload, role conflict, decision rights, and the first follow-up loop before pressure becomes absence.
8 min
psychological-safety
How to Handle Technical Dissent in 20 Minutes
A 20 minute routine for supervisors and managers that turns technical dissent into a decision trail, protects voice, and prevents the first reply from killing the signal.
8 min
incident-investigation
6 Myths About Witness Statements That Investigators Still Believe
Witness statements are evidence, not verdicts, and incident investigators only get value from them when they protect the sequence, cross-check the facts, and keep memory contamination out of the first review.
6 min
psychosocial-risks
Psychosocial Risks: 5 Distortions That Drive Absence
An F1 diagnostic for HR, EHS, and line leaders that shows how workload, role conflict, recovery loss, and weak escalation turn psychosocial risk into absence.
6 min
risk-management
How to Build a Control Restoration Log in 10 Days
A practical F2 guide for operations and EHS teams who need to restore bypassed, weakened, or temporary controls before normal work resumes.
9 min