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
1078 articles safety-leadership
The First Line of Care in Safety Leadership Explained: 4 Responsibilities
The first line of care turns safety leadership into an operating discipline. This explainer defines four responsibilities that make risk visible, owned, and actionable before work continues.
safety-leadership
How to Run a Daily Safety Briefing That Changes the Next Shift
A practical daily safety briefing method for supervisors who need the next shift to leave with one clear risk decision, one owner, and one verification point.
safety-culture
How Michael Emery Thinks About the Safety Professional's Role After a Field Deviation
Michael Emery's Episode 14 argument reframes the safety professional's role after a field deviation. Better questions, evidence, and field verification help leaders choose the right intervention without weakening accountability.
mental-health-at-work
Mental Health at Work: 5 Signals That a Support Policy Is Missing the Work Design
A support policy may offer valuable care while leaving the work conditions that generate distress unchanged. This F1 diagnostic gives operations leaders five signals that mental-health support is being asked to compensate for excessive workload, low control, unclear priorities, weak recovery, or unsafe escalation paths.
psychosocial-risks
Toxic Leadership Explained: 6 Behaviors That Create Psychosocial Risk
Toxic leadership becomes a psychosocial risk when repeated management behaviors reduce control, safety, dignity, or the ability to raise concerns. This explainer identifies six observable patterns and shows how to distinguish demanding leadership from harmful leadership.
occupational-safety
How to Inspect an Excavation Edge Before Entry
A practical eight-step method for checking excavation edges before entry, exposing weak barriers, changing ground conditions, and unclear accountability.
safety-leadership
PepsiCo Safety Turnaround: 4 Moves in Six Months
A documented PepsiCo South America Foods result, led by Andreza Araujo, shows how a 180-day safety turnaround should be examined through decisions, controls, authority, and follow-up rather than activity volume alone.
risk-management
Risk Appetite vs Risk Tolerance vs Stop-Work Authority: Which Boundary Should Guide High-Risk Decisions?
Risk appetite, risk tolerance, and stop-work authority govern different decisions. Compare their owners, evidence standards, limitations, and practical use in high-risk operations.
occupational-safety
Safety-Critical Procurement: 4 Questions That Expose Risk Before Equipment Arrives
Safety risk often enters through procurement before operations ever receive the equipment. This F1 diagnostic gives EHS, engineering, and operations leaders four questions that expose unsafe design assumptions, weak maintainability, incomplete commissioning evidence, and supplier claims that cannot survive field conditions.
mental-health-at-work
How Alanna Ball Thinks About Neurodiversity at Work
Episode 13 with Alanna Ball shows why neurodiversity is a work-design and safety question, connecting visibility, voice, mental health, and usable expertise.
