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
435 articles safety-indicators-and-metrics
Maintenance Backlog Case: How 250+ Projects Moved Overdue Work Into Risk Decisions
A case-study article for EHS, operations, and maintenance leaders who need to turn overdue work orders into risk decisions, not only backlog counts.
safe-behavior
Self-Check vs Peer Check vs Independent Verification: Which Human-Reliability Control Fits?
A field comparison for supervisors and EHS managers choosing between self-checking, peer checking, and independent verification before high-risk work.
risk-management
Risk Register Decay: 8 Signals That Expose Stale Controls
A critical diagnostic for EHS managers and risk leaders whose risk register looks current while the controls underneath have stopped matching real work.
incident-investigation
4 questions from Episode 10 with Tim Page-Bottorff
Tim Page-Bottorff reframes incident investigation around four questions that move leaders from blame toward evidence, action, and field recovery.
incident-investigation
Incident Evidence Status Explained: 4 Labels Before the Causal Review
A Quick F7 glossary for incident investigation teams that need cleaner evidence language before findings harden too early.
occupational-safety
How to Test Emergency Lighting Before Night Shift Starts
A practical route-based emergency lighting test for supervisors and EHS technicians who need night-shift release evidence before crews enter low-light work areas.
safety-culture
How A Day To Remember Thinks About Safe-On-Paper Culture
A Headline Podcast companion on why the Farmington Mine story still warns leaders about reports that say safe while workers experience fear, silence, and uncontrolled risk.
occupational-safety
How to Verify Temporary Floor-Opening Covers Before Work Starts
A practical field routine for supervisors and EHS technicians who need temporary floor-opening covers to work as real fall and trip controls before crews enter the area.
occupational-safety
How to Run a Hearing Protection Fit Check Before High-Noise Work
A practical F2 field guide for supervisors and EHS technicians who need to verify hearing protection before noisy work begins.
occupational-safety
How to Set a Noise Exposure Boundary Before Non-Routine Maintenance
A field routine for supervisors and EHS technicians who need to control temporary maintenance noise before it spreads into nearby work.
