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
634 articles occupational-safety
How to Run a Chemical Unloading Pre-Start Check in 12 Minutes
A practical eight-step method for supervisors who need to verify chemical unloading conditions before a tanker, drum, or intermediate bulk container is connected.
safe-behavior
4 insights from Episode 14 with Michael Emery
Episode 14 with Michael Emery presents safety coaching as a questioning and listening discipline that helps leaders diagnose field conditions before prescribing correction.
safety-leadership
Daily Safety Briefing: 5 Failures That Hide Risk
Daily safety briefings fail when they repeat routine messages instead of changing decisions, ownership, escalation, and barrier quality before the shift starts.
psychosocial-risks
Ethics as a Psychosocial Risk Explained: 4 Decisions That Shape Trust
Ethics becomes a psychosocial risk when everyday decisions signal that people, voice, or fair treatment matter less than short-term results.
occupational-safety
How to Verify a Contractor's Confined-Space Rescue Readiness Before Entry
A practical procedure for EHS leaders, permit issuers, and supervisors who need to verify contractor rescue readiness before a confined-space entry, with OSHA 1910.146 controls translated into field evidence.
safe-behavior
How to Reset a Drifting Safety Rule in 8 Steps
A shift-supervisor procedure for stopping a safety rule from becoming optional, finding the pressure behind the drift, and verifying that the next shift can follow it.
safety-culture
Safety Transformation: What 250+ Projects Reveal
A portfolio case study on why safety transformation holds only when leaders change daily field conversations, decision rights, and proof of work.
mental-health-at-work
Workload Caps vs Manager Training vs EAP
Compare workload caps, manager training, and EAP for burnout risk using scope, speed, proof, and failure mode, then choose the control that changes the work first.
occupational-safety
Compressed Gas Cylinders: 4 Decisions That Turn Storage Rules Into Real Control
Compressed gas cylinders are not controlled by a tidy rack alone. The real test is whether leaders prove restraint, segregation, movement, valve condition, and change control in the field.
psychosocial-risks
8 insights from Episode 15 with Cam Stevens
Cam Stevens argues that technology only helps when leaders define the problem, assign ownership, and verify field change.
