Effective July 1, 2024, California employers covered by general industry workplace violence prevention requirements enacted through Senate Bill 553 have a number of new obligations, including developing and implementing a workplace violence prevention plan; training employees on the plan; identifying, evaluating and correcting workplace violence hazards; creating workplace violence incident logs; and various recordkeeping requirements.
This white paper details what employers should know about the new workplace violence prevention requirements, including:
• Which employers are covered.
• What qualifies as workplace violence.
• What a workplace violence prevention plan is.
• What type of training is required.
• How employers can identify workplace violence hazards and respond to workplace violence incidents.
• What documentation is required under the law.
Published May 22, 2024
