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
1074 articles safety-culture
Safety Maturity Explained: 4 States to Test Ownership
Safety maturity is not a badge or a single score. This four-state diagnostic helps EHS and operations leaders distinguish declared compliance from controls that shape real decisions.
incident-investigation
Husky Superior Refinery: When a Turnaround Exposed a Transient Hazard
The 2018 Husky Superior Refinery explosion occurred during a planned turnaround, when the refinery was moving through a temporary operating state with hundreds of workers on site. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board found lessons that reach beyond refinery engineering. A transient hazard becomes a leadership test when the work changes faster than the control system, contractors, operating assumptions, and emergency decisions can keep pace.
psychosocial-risks
Workload vs Role Ambiguity vs Toxic Leadership: Which Psychosocial Risk Should Leaders Address First?
Workload, role ambiguity, and toxic leadership can overlap, but each requires a different first response. This comparison gives EHS, HR, and operational leaders a practical way to sequence evidence, ownership, and intervention.
risk-management
Safety Risk Appetite: 5 Questions Exposing Governance Gaps
Safety risk appetite becomes credible only when it changes boundaries, authority, resources, and escalation before a failed control becomes an incident.
risk-management
6 Blind Spots Corrie Pitzer Exposes in Risk Competence
Corrie Pitzer’s Episode 9 conversation reframes safety as readiness to recognize changing exposure. Six blind spots show how familiarity, control confidence, clean paperwork, production pressure, fragmented ownership, and accident absence can make normal work look safer than it is.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Control Effectiveness Explained: 5 Tests Before a Safety Measure Deserves Trust
Control effectiveness is more than completing an inspection or recording a training session. This explainer defines five tests that show whether a safety control can perform under real operating conditions.
risk-management
How to Verify Contractor Competence Before High-Risk Mobilization in 10 Steps
Contractor training records do not prove that a crew can control a high-risk task. This 10-step field method tests role competence, decision authority, and control use before mobilization pressure turns a paper qualification into exposure.
psychological-safety
6 Questions from Episode 7 with Rodney Rocha on the Inverted Burden of Proof
Rodney Rocha’s Episode 7 conversation reframes psychological safety as a decision-quality issue. Six questions show how proof demands can silence warnings, weaken escalation, and leave leaders responsible for uncertainty they never recorded.
occupational-safety
Confined Space Entry: 5 Blind Spots That Turn a Permit Into False Assurance
A confined-space permit should prove that the space, isolation, atmosphere, attendant role, and rescue method are ready for the actual job. This F1 diagnostic explains five blind spots that make a signed permit look stronger than the control system behind it.
occupational-safety
Inherently Safer Design Explained: 4 Principles That Remove Risk Before PPE
Inherently safer design changes the process, material, energy, or operating condition so that the hazard is reduced before workers depend on procedures or PPE. This F7 explainer shows four principles, how to compare design choices, and when a temporary administrative control needs escalation.
