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
637 articles risk-management
Engineering Controls vs Administrative Controls vs PPE: which layer deserves the budget?
A practical Headline Podcast comparison of engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE for budget decisions, exposure reduction, and field proof.
incident-investigation
Witness Statement Drift: 5 Traps That Make the First Interview Unreliable
Incident teams lose evidence when they treat memory, group discussion, and delayed note taking as neutral. This article shows how to protect the first account.
risk-management
Risk Acceptance Explained: 4 Decision States That Keep Residual Risk Honest
Risk acceptance is a decision about residual risk, not a license to ignore it. Use the four states to keep ownership, review, and restart clear.
incident-investigation
Incident Memory: 5 Distortions Investigators Still Believe
Incident memory breaks under pressure, so investigators need separate interviews, clean sequencing, and scene evidence before they turn a story into a finding.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
SIF Exposure: 5 Blind Spots That Make Serious Risk Invisible
A Headline Podcast diagnostic on SIF exposure, showing why green metrics can still hide severe risk and what leaders should review in 30 days.
psychological-safety
Challenge Latency Explained: 4 Friction Points That Delay Escalation
Challenge latency is the time gap between spotting a weak signal and speaking it where authority can still act. Four field frictions usually make the delay longer.
psychological-safety
How to Handle a Safety Concern Without Punishing the Messenger in 8 Steps
An 8-step psychological safety guide for leaders who need to hear hard safety concerns, protect voice, and close the loop fast.
safety-leadership
How 250+ Projects Turned Weekly Safety Meetings Into Control Decisions
A safety-leadership case study on how 250+ projects turned weekly safety meetings into control decisions with named owners and field proof.
risk-management
ISO 31000 vs IEC 31010 vs Bow-Tie: Which One Fits Executive Risk Governance?
ISO 31000 sets the rules, IEC 31010 helps choose the method, and Bow-Tie only works well after the decision is already clear.
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety: 4 Mistakes That Make Executives Miss the First Signal
A Headline Podcast diagnostic for executives who want psychological safety to produce usable dissent, not polite silence.
