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
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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 psychosocial-risks
How Cam Stevens Thinks About Technology Before It Changes the Risk Profile
In Episode 15 of the Headline Podcast, Cam Stevens argues that safety technology should begin with a clear problem rather than a product catalog. This companion applies his problem-first discipline to psychosocial risk, voice data, prediction claims, worker trust, and executive governance.
occupational-safety
Occupational Hygiene Explained: 4 Evidence Layers Before Exposure Decisions
Occupational hygiene is not only air sampling. It is the disciplined process of identifying health exposures, defining who may be affected, testing the quality of evidence, and selecting controls that remain usable in the real task. The four evidence layers in this guide help leaders separate a measured condition from a safe decision.
mental-health-at-work
How to Test a Workplace Mental-Health Support Line Before Launch in 14 Days
A support line can be technically available and still fail the people who need it. This 14-day guide helps HR, EHS, and operations leaders test access, trust, confidentiality, escalation, and follow-through before launch.
risk-management
How Corrie Pitzer Thinks About Risk Competence Before Controls Create Blindness
In Episode 9 of the Headline Podcast, Corrie Pitzer reframed safety as risk competence, the readiness to recognize and respond when familiar work begins to change. This companion develops that argument into a practical test for leaders who want controls to support attention rather than replace it.
psychosocial-risks
Underground Mining Psychosocial Risk: 5 Frictions That Keep Fatigue Out of the Shift Plan
Underground mining psychosocial risk is not only a wellness issue. This F1 diagnostic examines five work-design frictions that keep fatigue, workload, isolation, production pressure, and recovery outside the shift plan, then shows mine leaders what evidence to review before exposure becomes normalized.
safety-leadership
Safety Competence Explained: 4 Layers from Training to Field Judgment
Safety competence is demonstrated through knowledge, practical skill, situational judgment, and action authority. This explainer shows safety leaders how to distinguish the four layers and match the intervention to the gap.
safety-culture
How to Test a Safety Policy at the Point of Work in 21 Days
A safety policy matters only when it changes a real decision under pressure. This F2 guide gives EHS managers and supervisors a 21-day field test for triggers, authority, control evidence, escalation, and restart conditions.
incident-investigation
Rana Plaza: How a Visible Warning Became an Unowned Decision
The Rana Plaza collapse was not only a building failure. It was a decision-ownership failure in which visible warnings did not become an authoritative stop, escalation, or redesign decision.
incident-investigation
Potential Severity vs Actual Outcome vs Barrier Failure: Which Investigation Depth Fits?
Investigation depth should not be decided by the injury that happened alone. This comparison separates potential severity, actual outcome, and barrier failure so supervisors, investigators, and EHS leaders can match evidence, time, and decision authority to the event they need to understand.
safe-behavior
Safe Behavior: 5 Moments When Coaching Becomes a Control Failure
Safety coaching is valuable when it helps people see and change exposure, but it becomes a control failure when leaders use conversation to compensate for missing design, weak supervision, or impossible work conditions.
