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
438 articles risk-management
Risk Matrix Myths: 5 Distortions Leaders Still Believe
A Headline Podcast mythbusting article on why risk matrices help only when leaders test the assumptions behind the colors.
safety-leadership
AI in EHS: 8 Decisions Executives Must Own
AI in EHS will not fix weak safety leadership unless executives decide ownership, evidence, escalation, privacy and field validation before deployment.
risk-management
Barrier Decay Explained: 4 Degradation Paths
A Headline Podcast explainer on barrier decay, showing how critical controls lose strength long before leaders can see the next serious event.
risk-management
How to Audit Control of Work in 30 Days
Build a 30-day control-of-work audit that tests permits, isolations, SIMOPS, and field decisions before high-risk tasks expose hidden interfaces.
safe-behavior
Safety Coaching After Shortcuts: 45-Minute Guide
A practical 45-minute supervisor guide for correcting risky shortcuts without turning safety coaching into blame or silence.
safety-leadership
Safety Walks vs Town Halls vs Skip-Levels
Compare three executive listening channels and learn when each reveals weak safety signals, field risk, or filtered bad news before a crisis.
incident-investigation
Operator Blame in RCA: 6 Blind Spots That Hide Risk
Operator blame in RCA feels decisive, yet it often hides weak controls, production pressure and leadership choices that kept risk alive.
safe-behavior
Frontline Supervisor in 30 Days: First Safety Moves
A 30-day safety plan for newly promoted frontline supervisors who need better field conversations, sharper risk signals, and credible stop-work decisions.
mental-health-at-work
Shift Work Sleep Disorder Explained: 5 Warning Patterns for Supervisors
A Headline Podcast explainer on shift work sleep disorder, with five warning patterns supervisors can use to separate ordinary tiredness from schedule-related safety risk.
risk-management
How to Build a JSA Before High-Risk Work
A field-tested guide to building a JSA that crews can use before high-risk work, with stronger controls, clearer stop points, and better supervision.
