Cal/OSHA Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and Guidance

 Our department first brought the guidance up in our February 1, 2024 Compliance Digest.

 

To assist employers in meeting the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) (S.B. 553), Cal/OSHA, the organization that protects and improves the health and safety of working men and women in California, published a model WVPP.  The WVPP is written for a “broad spectrum of employers,” so employers will need to revise to address specific needs of their workplace--using the model WVPP does not ensure compliance  with the S.B. 553 requirements.  The requirements include more than having a plan in place.

 

Cal/Osha published “Fact Sheets” for workers and employers about workplace violence prevention “non-healthcare settings” industries and agricultural operation.

 

Source(s): Shaw Law Group received on March 4, 2024; https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, accessed on March 8, 2024; Cal/OSHA - Division of Occupational Safety and Health - Home Page, accessed on March 8, 2024