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
1079 articles safety-indicators-and-metrics
Action Closure Explained: 4 Proof Levels From Logged to Effective
Action closure is credible when the response is completed, checked in the field, and linked to lower exposure. Four proof levels separate finished records from effective controls.
safety-culture
Safety Climate Explained: 5 Levels from Perception to Practice
Safety climate is the current experience of safety in a team, site, or operation. This explainer separates five evidence levels, from stated expectations to repeated field decisions, so leaders can test whether a positive climate is real enough to protect work.
incident-investigation
How to Build an Incident Timeline in the First 24 Hours
A practical eight-step method for investigators who need to preserve facts, separate evidence from interpretation, and create a decision-ready incident timeline before memory and operational pressure reshape the story.
safety-culture
How Clive Lloyd Thinks About Care Before Compliance
Episode 12 with Clive Lloyd reframes safety culture as a test of trust, care, climate, and accountability when work does not fit the plan.
psychosocial-risks
AI Rollouts and Psychosocial Risk: 5 Questions That Keep Work Design Honest
A critical diagnostic for leaders who need to examine how an AI rollout changes work design, not just technology, training and productivity targets.
occupational-safety
IEC 61511 Explained: 4 Lifecycle Duties That Keep Safety Instrumented Functions Dependable
IEC 61511 is the functional-safety standard for safety instrumented systems in the process industries. This glossary explains four lifecycle duties that determine whether a safety instrumented function remains dependable after design, commissioning, operation, and change.
occupational-safety
How to Verify a Fall-Arrest Anchor Before Use in 8 Verification Gates
A fall-arrest anchor is not ready because it exists, carries a label, or appears visually intact. Supervisors need a repeatable verification sequence that connects the anchor to the structure, the user, the connecting device, the available clearance, and the rescue plan. This guide presents eight verification gates that turn a point on a drawing into a defensible control before work at height begins.
mental-health-at-work
How Siemens Put Well-Being Into Company Strategy With a Four-Question Score
A well-being program becomes credible when leaders treat it as a company operating question rather than a benefits campaign. The Siemens example discussed on the Headline Podcast shows how a comparable four-question score can help leaders see whether work conditions support mental as well as physical health, then connect the signal to decisions about workload, leadership, and organizational design.
occupational-safety
PSSR vs Management of Change vs Permit-to-Work: Which Gate Fits a Plant Change?
PSSR, Management of Change, and Permit-to-Work answer different questions. This comparison shows how to connect them without treating one document as proof that a changed plant is ready, a changed risk is understood, or a high-risk task is safe to start.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Safety Dashboard Freshness: 6 Delays That Turn Early Warnings Into Late Decisions
Safety dashboards do not protect people merely because the numbers are accurate. They protect decisions when the evidence arrives quickly enough, with enough context, for a leader to change exposure before the next serious step. This diagnostic identifies six delays that turn early warnings into late decisions.
