CEOs who have lived through natural disasters tend to prioritize safer workplaces, study finds

Experiencing a natural disaster in childhood can shape how business leaders approach workplace safety decades later, according to a new Concordia-led study. The study found that CEOs who have lived through events like major earthquakes, floods or hurricanes early in life run firms that prioritize safer workplaces. According to mandatory disclosure statistics supplied to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), their companies report fewer work-related injuries and illnesses than similar ones run by executives who have not lived through those types of events.