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
occupational-safety
Hazard Communication: 7 Controls Before SDS Fail
Hazard communication works only when SDS files, GHS labels, training, storage and supervisor verification change chemical decisions in the field.
7 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
OSHA 300 Logs: 7 Signals They Still Miss
OSHA 300 logs record work-related injuries and illnesses, but they miss weak controls, reporting pressure, and SIF signals leaders need earlier.
7 min
risk-management
Prevention through Design: 7 Decisions Before PPE Becomes the Plan
Prevention through Design turns risk management upstream by asking leaders to remove or engineer out exposure before the organization depends on behavior, permits, and PPE.
8 min
safety-culture
Safety Posters: 6 Myths That Keep Culture Weak
Safety posters support culture only when they connect to workflow decisions, supervisor routines, field dialogue, and measurable follow-up.
7 min
psychosocial-risks
Workload Risk Indicators: 7 Signals Leaders Should Track
Workload risk indicators show when staffing, time pressure, recovery loss, and work design are turning psychosocial risk into operational risk.
8 min
safe-behavior
Decision Fatigue: 7 Supervisor Checks Before Risk Rises
Decision fatigue makes supervisors accept weak answers late in the shift. Use seven checks to protect safe behavior before risk rises.
7 min
incident-investigation
Incident Evidence Preservation: 7 First-Hour Controls
Incident evidence preservation protects the facts before memory fades, cleanup starts, and leadership pressure turns investigation into confirmation.
9 min
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Control Effectiveness Metrics: 7 Proof Points for EHS
Control effectiveness metrics show whether barriers still prevent serious harm after audits, training, and procedures have already been counted.
8 min
mental-health-at-work
Burnout Prevention: 7 Controls Before Campaigns
Burnout prevention works when leaders treat chronic stress as a work-design risk, not as an awareness campaign or resilience slogan.
8 min
mental-health-at-work
Occupational Anxiety: 7 Work Signals Managers Misread
Occupational anxiety becomes a safety issue when managers treat warning signals as weakness instead of evidence that work design needs correction.
7 min