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
436 articles occupational-safety
Scaffold Tag Handover: How to Verify Before Access
Use this scaffold tag handover routine to verify tag status, access, loading, adjacent work and restart triggers before crews climb.
psychosocial-risks
How 250+ Projects Turned Role Ambiguity Into Psychosocial Risk Control
Across 250+ transformation projects, role ambiguity became controllable only when leaders converted complaints into owners, thresholds, and evidence.
occupational-safety
Wet Methods vs Local Exhaust vs Respiratory Protection: Which Silica Control Fits?
Compare wet methods, local exhaust ventilation, and respiratory protection for respirable crystalline silica control before cutting, grinding, drilling, or cleanup work starts.
mental-health-at-work
Mental Health Triage Drift: 6 Failures That Delay Safe Work Decisions
Mental health triage drift turns worker distress into vague referral activity while safety-critical task decisions wait too long.
occupational-safety
How Mike Caputo Thinks About Refusing Unsafe Work
Mike Caputo turns the right to refuse unsafe work from a legal phrase into an operating test of whether leaders protect worker voice.
occupational-safety
How to Build an Overhead Work Exclusion Zone Map in 14 Days
A 14-day routine for mapping overhead work exclusion zones, assigning field owners, verifying controls and stopping work when the zone no longer matches reality.
safe-behavior
5 habits from Episode 14 with Michael Emery
Michael Emery turns safety coaching as a disciplined field habit built on questions, listening, curiosity, translation and follow-through.
incident-investigation
How to Run a Safety Stand-Down After a High-Potential Near Miss in 24 Hours
Run a safety stand-down after a high-potential near miss by pausing exposed work, naming the weak control, setting restart evidence and scanning similar areas.
occupational-safety
How to Run a Confined Space Rescue Drill in 30 Days
A 30-day confined space rescue drill workflow for EHS managers who need proof that rescue capability matches the actual space before entry begins.
safety-culture
How to Run a Supervisor Micro-Decision Review in 15 Minutes
A practical 15-minute routine for reviewing supervisor micro-decisions, pressure signals, control evidence, and culture patterns before risk becomes normal.
