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
438 articles occupational-safety
How to Control Temporary Guardrail Removal Before Work at Height
Build a practical control flow for temporary guardrail removal so work at height does not depend on tape, memory, or informal permission.
safety-culture
Safety Culture in 250+ Projects: What Changed First
A Headline Podcast case study on what 250+ cultural transformation projects reveal about trust, field cadence and safety culture change for executives.
mental-health-at-work
How 250+ Projects Moved Fatigue Signals Into Work-Design Decisions
A Headline case study on why fatigue signals protect people only when leaders change workload, timing, staffing, task sequence, and recovery conditions.
psychosocial-risks
Workload Trigger Matrix vs Complaint Index vs Absence Trend: Which Psychosocial Risk Signal Fits?
A workload trigger matrix, a complaint index, and an absence trend answer different psychosocial risk questions. The wrong signal makes leaders react late or investigate the wrong work design problem.
occupational-safety
Confined Space Attendant vs Entry Supervisor vs Rescue Team: Which Role Controls Entry Risk
Compare the confined space attendant, entry supervisor, and rescue team so leaders can assign authority before entry risk changes in the field.
psychological-safety
Escalation Threshold: 6 Distortions That Make Bad News Arrive Late
Escalation thresholds decide whether weak signals reach leaders early or wait until evidence, courage, and control options have already faded.
occupational-safety
Temporary Chemical Transfer Hoses: 6 Failure Modes That Expose Crews
A critical diagnostic for plant leaders who approve temporary chemical-transfer hoses without proving compatibility, routing, ownership and emergency readiness.
psychosocial-risks
Technology Change: 5 Distortions in Psychosocial Risk
Technology change can create psychosocial risk when leaders measure adoption but ignore workload, monitoring pressure, role clarity, and recovery.
incident-investigation
Incident Investigation Facilitator in 30 Days: First Evidence Moves
A role-profile guide for new incident investigation facilitators who need to protect the first facts, interview quality, control analysis and line ownership before the RCA becomes paperwork.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Denominator Drift Explained: When Safety Rates Lie
Denominator drift makes a safety rate look better or worse when the exposure base changes, even though the workplace risk condition may not have changed.
