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
1079 articles occupational-safety
Occupational Hygiene Explained: 4 Questions Before You Choose a Control
Occupational hygiene turns exposure evidence into decisions about sources, exposed groups, measurement quality, and controls that can be verified in real work.
occupational-safety
How to Run a Contractor Interface Review Before Simultaneous Operations Start
A contractor interface review tests whether host and contractor work can proceed together when they share space, energy, emergency routes, or production constraints. This eight-step guide helps supervisors and EHS managers define boundaries, assign control owners, test handoffs, set conflict rules, and record a release decision before simultaneous operations begin.
safe-behavior
How Michael Emery Thinks About Curiosity Before Safety Coaching Starts
Michael Emery's Episode 14 conversation offers a useful distinction for safety professionals who want coaching to change work rather than decorate a compliance process. Coaching is not a softer version of instruction, and curiosity is not a personality trait that some people possess while others lack. It is a repeatable discipline built from questions, listening, evidence, and a willingness to change the work when the answer exposes a design problem.
psychosocial-risks
Impossible Deadlines: 5 Blind Spots That Turn Delivery Pressure Into Psychosocial Risk
A deadline becomes a psychosocial risk when the organization protects the date by hiding workload, removing recovery, weakening escalation, and rewarding unsafe recovery. This F1 diagnostic shows five blind spots leaders can test before pressure reaches the worksite.
occupational-safety
Hand-Arm Vibration Explained: 4 Exposure Questions That Change the Work Method
Hand-arm vibration becomes a safety decision when tool condition, trigger time, grip force, temperature, and recovery are treated as one exposure pattern. This glossary gives supervisors four questions that move the response beyond PPE and generic training.
occupational-safety
Stored Energy Control: 4 Failure Modes That Defeat Maintenance Isolation
Maintenance isolation can look complete while stored energy remains available. These four failure modes help leaders test whether the barrier works in the field.
occupational-safety
Musculoskeletal Discomfort Explained: 4 Signals That Should Change the Work Method
Musculoskeletal discomfort is operational evidence when it returns at the same task, changes how people work, spreads across shifts, or affects recovery. This explainer shows supervisors how to respond without diagnosing or blaming workers.
incident-investigation
How to Turn a High-Potential Near Miss Into a Decision-Ready Review in 9 Steps
Use a nine-step evidence workflow to turn a high-potential near miss into a clear control decision before similar work resumes.
safety-leadership
Buncefield: How Major-Hazard Governance Changed After 2005
The Buncefield explosion shows why major-hazard governance must connect technical evidence, public accountability, and executive decisions after a serious incident.
safety-leadership
Pre-Job Briefing vs Toolbox Talk vs Shift Handover: Which Conversation Controls Transition Risk?
A pre-job briefing releases a defined task, a toolbox talk aligns a group around a shared exposure, and a shift handover transfers operational risk between teams. This comparison helps leaders choose the format that fits the decision in front of them.
