Cal OSHA Releases Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
Mar 01, 2024
SB 553, codified in California Labor Code Section 6401.9, now requires almost all employers to maintain a written WVPP as of July 1, 2024 unless they have a specific exemption.
Exemptions include:
- Employers who are already covered by the Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare standard (or employers that already comply with that standard);
- Employees teleworking from a location of the employee’s choice that is not under the control of the employer;
- Places of employment that are not accessible to the public and have less than 10 employees working at any given time; and
- Facilities operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and law enforcement agencies.
On March 1, Cal/OSHA and the DIR released the following resources:
