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 incident-investigation
Columbia's Foam Strike: How a Technical Warning Became a Governance Failure
The Columbia case shows how recurring technical warnings can lose authority when organizations confuse familiarity with control. This incident-investigation analysis translates NASA's findings into decision rules for high-hazard operations.
mental-health-at-work
Burnout vs Occupational Anxiety vs Occupational Depression: Which Workplace Response Fits First?
A practical comparison for operations leaders, EHS managers, supervisors, HR, and occupational health teams who need to route workplace mental-health concerns without diagnosing workers or hiding work-design risks.
occupational-safety
Emergency Response: 5 Gaps That Turn a Rescue Plan Into a Paper Promise
Emergency response plans fail when leaders verify documents instead of capability. This F1 diagnostic shows how to test command, access, equipment, communication, practice, and restart decisions before a serious event exposes the gap.
mental-health-at-work
How Andrea Hernandez Thinks About Well-Being as a Safety Control
Episode 8 with Andrea Hernandez reframes well-being as a safety control. The practical test is whether strategy, team climate, and work design help people stay safe and speak up before pressure becomes exposure.
incident-investigation
Five Whys vs Fishbone Explained: 4 Decision Differences
Five Whys and Fishbone both support incident investigation, but they organize evidence differently. Use four decision differences to choose the right starting point.
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.
