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
1076 articles psychological-safety
Andrea Hernandez on Why Psychological Safety Starts in the Smallest Team
Andrea Hernandez's Headline Podcast conversation offers a practical test for psychological safety. If people cannot raise a concern with the team they work beside every day, a global message about speaking up has not yet become an operating condition.
safe-behavior
Conformity Pressure: 5 Traps That Silence Useful Challenge
Conformity pressure makes unsafe work look ordinary. This diagnostic guide shows five traps that silence challenge across shifts before a serious event.
psychosocial-risks
Moral Injury at Work Explained: 4 Forms of Role Conflict That Raise Psychosocial Risk
Moral injury at work appears when people are forced to act against serious values. This explainer distinguishes four forms of role conflict from burnout and shows leaders how to review the work condition behind the distress.
occupational-safety
How to Check a Contractor Journey Plan Before Long-Haul Dispatch in 8 Checks
A journey plan is not ready because a route, driver, and vehicle appear on the same form. This eight-check guide helps contractors and site leaders test whether the planned journey has clear limits, credible controls, and a response path when conditions change.
occupational-safety
Feyzin, 1966: When a Routine Drain Created a Major Hazard
On January 4, 1966, an attempt to drain water from a propane storage sphere at the Feyzin refinery became a major fire. The UK Health and Safety Executive's case study shows how a familiar task, an unexpected restriction, and a vulnerable storage arrangement combined before the release ignited. This F5 case study turns the event into a practical review of routine operations that carry major-hazard potential.
incident-investigation
Five Whys vs Fishbone vs Fault Tree Analysis: Which Method Should Leaders Use After a Serious Incident?
Five Whys, Fishbone, and Fault Tree Analysis answer different investigation questions. This executive comparison shows when each method fits, where each can mislead, and how leaders can connect findings to verified controls after a serious incident.
mental-health-at-work
Middle Managers and Mental Health at Work: 5 Decisions That Keep the Sandwich Role Safe
Middle managers can become the hidden buffer between production pressure, worker concerns, and senior expectations. This F1 diagnostic shows how leaders can reduce mental-health exposure by clarifying authority, removing workload, protecting recovery, routing difficult news, and connecting people with qualified support.
mental-health-at-work
How Tim Page-Bottorff Thinks About Burnout Before Safety Starts to Suffer
Tim Page-Bottorff's Episode 10 conversation reframes burnout as a work and leadership signal that can change safety decisions before an incident occurs.
risk-management
Risk Transfer Explained: 4 Limits That Keep Outsourcing From Hiding Exposure
Risk transfer can allocate a defined consequence, but it does not erase the underlying hazard. This explainer separates transfer from risk reduction and acceptance through four operational limits.
safety-leadership
How to Prepare a New Supervisor for Safety-Critical Decisions in 8 Moves
A practical F2 guide for turning a new supervisor’s first weeks into a structured test of judgment, escalation, control verification, and accountability.
