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
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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-culture
Pharmaceutical EHS Case: How Compliance Culture Became Risk Ownership
A pharmaceutical EHS case study showing how high-control environments move from clean compliance files to risk ownership, field verification, and better leadership decisions.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Action Closure Rate vs Recurrence Rate vs Verification Pass Rate: Which Safety Metric Fits?
Action closure rate, recurrence rate, and verification pass rate answer different safety leadership questions. Use each metric for the decision it actually supports.
occupational-safety
Pinch-Point Injuries: 6 Traps Supervisors Normalize
Pinch-point injuries stay predictable when supervisors accept small jams, reaching habits, weak guarding, and restart pressure as normal work.
occupational-safety
How Mike Caputo Thinks About Right-to-Refuse Authority
This F8 companion reads Mike Caputo's A Day To Remember live premiere panel comments as a practical test of right-to-refuse authority, MSHA miner rights and leadership accountability.
mental-health-at-work
Work Ability Explained: 4 Dimensions Behind Safe Return
Work ability helps leaders separate presence from safe capacity by checking task demand, health limits, recovery, and control fit before return-to-work decisions drift.
occupational-safety
How to Build a Musculoskeletal Discomfort Escalation Flow in 14 Days
A practical 14-day guide for EHS, supervisors, and occupational health teams that need to turn early musculoskeletal discomfort into timely action.
safety-leadership
How Andrea Hernandez Thinks About Context-First Safety Strategy
An Episode 8 companion on Andrea Hernandez's argument that mature safety strategy starts by understanding the operating context before choosing programs, tools, or slogans.
psychosocial-risks
How to Run a Customer Aggression Debrief After a Frontline Incident in 30 Minutes
A practical debrief routine for supervisors, HR, and EHS teams who need to respond to customer aggression without turning the incident into silence, blame, or paperwork.
occupational-safety
How to Inspect a Portable Ladder Before Work Starts in 8 Minutes
A field routine for supervisors and maintenance teams who need to catch damaged, mismatched, or poorly placed portable ladders before work at height begins.
occupational-safety
How to Run a Multi-Gas Detector Bump Test Before Entry in 10 Minutes
A practical confined-space routine for supervisors and EHS technicians who need proof that a gas detector responds before anyone enters.
