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
635 articles psychosocial-risks
5 insights from Episode 15 with Cam Stevens
Cam Stevens argues that safety technology only works when the problem is clear first, because a catalog of tools can amplify psychosocial risk, workload, and false certainty.
psychological-safety
Response Latency Explained: 4 Delays That Make Safety Voice Fragile
A quick explainer of response latency for leaders who need safety concerns answered before silence becomes the norm.
occupational-safety
How to Verify a Temporary Pedestrian Route Before Shift Start in 8 Checks
Verify a temporary pedestrian route before shift start by checking the reason for the route, crossings, separation, ownership, handover, and stop-work triggers.
safety-culture
6 insights from Episode 14 with Michael Emery
Episode 14 with Michael Emery reframes coaching culture as a field behavior that changes how workers surface risk, not as a soft leadership tone.
safety-leadership
Night-Shift Leadership: 6 Blind Spots That Turn Visibility Into a Rescue Problem
Night-shift leadership fails when visibility is treated as a lamp issue instead of a control decision that changes routes, ownership, and stop rules.
occupational-safety
Heat Strain Explained: 4 Terms Supervisors Must Separate
A quick glossary for supervisors who need to separate heat stress, heat strain, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke before the next hot shift.
occupational-safety
How to Inspect Temporary Lighting Before Night Work in 30 Minutes
Inspect temporary lighting before night work by checking power, placement, glare, cable routes, backup behavior and shift handover.
psychological-safety
How to Run a Speak-Up Reset After a Missed Concern in 20 Minutes
A practical 20 minute supervisor routine for restoring voice after a missed concern, with field checks, ownership, and a visible next step.
mental-health-at-work
How to respond to a panic attack at work in 20 minutes
A practical 20-minute protocol for managers, supervisors, and HR to stabilize a worker, protect privacy, and set up the next step after a panic attack at work.
occupational-safety
Manual Handling: 6 Blind Spots That Turn Routine Work Into Injury Risk
Manual handling improves when leaders redesign the task, because training alone cannot fix reach, repetition, pace, layout, or the habit of normalizing discomfort.
