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
433 articles safe-behavior
Supervisor Response Lag Explained: Field Timing
Supervisor response lag shows how long leaders take to act after a weak safety signal appears, before behavior drift becomes normal.
occupational-safety
How to Test an Overhead Crane Limit Switch Before Lifting in 12 Minutes
Run a 12-minute overhead crane limit switch test before lifting work, with no-load setup, slow approach, pass criteria, records, and escalation rules.
safety-culture
How 250 Projects Turned Safety Meetings Into Field Decisions
A safety-culture case study on how meeting drift changes only when leaders convert discussion, weak signals, and objections into field decisions.
occupational-safety
N95 vs Half Mask vs PAPR: Which Respirator Fits?
Compare N95 respirators, elastomeric half masks, and PAPRs so EHS leaders can select respiratory protection by exposure, fit, and field use.
mental-health-at-work
Fit-for-Work Decisions: 6 Blind Spots That Expose High-Risk Tasks
Fit-for-work decisions fail when leaders treat mental health, fatigue, medication, recovery, and role demand as HR topics instead of task-risk controls.
psychosocial-risks
Psychosocial Risk Governance: 5 Symptoms That Expose Weak Ownership
Psychosocial risk governance fails when HR collects complaints, EHS tracks harm, and line leaders keep the work design decisions that create exposure.
safe-behavior
How Corrie Pitzer Thinks About Control Reliance
Episode 9 with Corrie Pitzer explains why controls can weaken safe behavior when workers stop reading risk at the point of work.
occupational-safety
How to Test Machine Guard Interlocks Before Startup in 15 Minutes
Use this 15-minute startup routine to verify machine guard interlocks, reset discipline, bypass risk, fault indication, and release authority before production starts.
safety-leadership
Unilever EHS Rollout: How 19 Countries Aligned
A Headline case study on how a 19-country EHS leadership rollout turns safety from local interpretation into shared governance and field proof.
risk-management
Bow-Tie vs FMEA vs Critical Control Verification: Which Method Fits High-Risk Work
Compare Bow-Tie, FMEA and Critical Control Verification so risk leaders can choose the right method for high-risk work, field proof and control decisions.
