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
635 articles safety-culture
Safety Culture Is Not a Survey Score: 5 Field Tests Leaders Can Run
Safety culture is proven in field behavior, not in a survey score. These five tests show what leaders should verify instead.
safe-behavior
Normalization of Deviance Explained: 4 Signals That a Shortcut Became Routine
A quick glossary for leaders and supervisors who need to spot when a one-time exception has become routine work, and how to interrupt it early.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
How to Build a Safety Metric Escalation Tree in 30 Days
A safety metric only changes work when the signal, owner, deadline, and next decision are linked. This guide shows how to build that escalation tree in 30 days.
psychosocial-risks
5 insights from Episode 15 with Cam Stevens
Cam Stevens argues that safety technology works only when leaders define the problem first, because unclear tools can add psychosocial friction instead of reducing risk.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
Safety Metrics Fail: 6 Ownership Gaps
Safety metrics fail when ownership is vague. These 6 gaps show how to assign one owner, one steward, and one decision rule before the next review.
psychological-safety
Psychological Safety Explained: 4 States of Candor
Psychological safety is the expectation that people can raise risk or doubt without embarrassment, and these four states show how candor appears or disappears.
mental-health-at-work
Night-Shift Fatigue Check-In: 6 Signals Managers Should Catch
A practical guide for managers who need a short night-shift fatigue check-in that turns sleep loss, overload, and recovery failure into a clear decision and a visible follow-up.
mental-health-at-work
Presenteeism explained: 4 forms of hidden capacity loss
A quick explainer on presenteeism for leaders who need to separate attendance from capacity before fatigue, distress, or illness turns into risk.
safety-indicators-and-metrics
How a 19-country operation changed the monthly safety review before the number moved
A 19-country case study showing how monthly safety reviews stopped rewarding the wrong number and started changing field decisions.
psychosocial-risks
Work redesign vs manager training vs employee support programs: which psychosocial-risk control actually lowers exposure?
Work redesign lowers psychosocial exposure at the source, manager training improves supervision, and support programs help recovery. The right order depends on where the risk sits.
