Viviane Campanatti
Chemical Engineer by training, Specialist in Neuroscience and Behavior, and Occupational Safety Engineer
A Chemical Engineer with nearly 30 years of experience in large multinational companies, she works on developing a safety culture, organizational behavior, and high-performance teams.
As a mentor and advocate of the Safety with Lightness concept, she integrates neuroscience, well-being, and leadership to promote sustainable and human-centered results in the industry.
Culturally, we say that engineers are good with numbers but not with people… so how do you make an engineering role work that needs to focus on people?
Being an Occupational Safety Engineer is not so simple… We are trained and seen as technical professionals. Empathy and attention to others are not always part of an engineer’s literacy.
Being part of this work, which addresses such important contemporary issues, is a constant reminder that it is not the regulations that protect us—it is the relationships between people.
This does not only apply to industries. It applies to all operations. Even a small print shop serving local demands needs to understand that, more than complying with the law, respect and attentiveness toward employees must be as present as it is for clients. The diversity of perspectives within this mix makes the outcomes unique and encouraging.
Viviane Campanatti
About Viviane Campanatti
With a nearly 30-year career in large multinationals such as Rhodia Paulínia (Solvay Group), Rhodia Brasil, TRW, Honeywell, Unilever, and Tintas Coral, Viviane Campanatti has built a solid trajectory in the chemical, automotive, and metallurgical industries, focusing on performance improvement, safety culture, and high-performance team development.
Throughout her career, she led cultural and behavioral transformation projects, particularly focused on industrial safety. She was responsible for creating the SHE pillar within TPM, implementing behavior-based safety culture programs, and developing situational leaders, fostering more autonomous, engaged teams prepared for critical decision-making.
Her main achievements include:
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Advancing the safety culture in large companies;
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Increasing team engagement and shared accountability;
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Strengthening trust between leadership and operational teams;
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Implementing continuous improvement processes based on learning from honest mistakes;
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Aligning corporate strategies from top management to frontline operations.
She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from FEI – Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial, an MBA in Marketing from ESPM, and specializations in Sustainability and Environmental Management from UNICAMP, Organizational Neuroscience and Behavior from PUCRS, and Neuroscience applied to Organizations from the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. She also holds the international NEBOSH certification in Health, Safety, and Environmental Management (HSE).
In 2024, she took a sabbatical in Thailand, dedicating herself to elephant care and self-discovery—an experience that reinforced her belief that safety, behavior, and well-being are inseparable dimensions of human performance.
She currently works as a mentor and advocate for safety and well-being culture in programs such as Elas na Indústria (CIESP) and Gerando Falcões, contributing to the development of more conscious and empathetic professionals and leaders.
Inspired by neuroscience and behavioral observation, she champions the Safety with Lightness movement—a philosophy that combines technical expertise and humanity to enhance workplace relationships, foster creativity and innovation, and focus on sustainable results.
A mother of a university student and pet caretaker, she is a life enthusiast. Through travel, museums, books, and deep esoteric conversations, she finds her greatest lessons in people and animals. For her, changing the environment means changing people—and changing people transforms the environment.
Chapter Theme
TRUST IS THE FOUNDATION OF SAFETY
A Lighthearted Look at the Workplace Safety Process
This chapter explores how relationships of trust, human connection, and technical decisions supported by dialogue and empathy directly influence workplace safety. It presents reflections, field experiences, and practices that show how safety stems not only from rules and processes, but also from the quality of relationships.
The author introduces the concept of "Safety with Lightness," revealing how building genuine bonds, respect, and active listening creates teams that are more protected, engaged, and prepared to act with responsibility and courage.