FELS.net - July 2024 UPDATE: Workplace Violence Prevention Employer Resources

Employer Resources from FELS

Workplace Violence Prevention Plan requirement

Updated July 19, 2024

Workplace Violence Prevention Resources EXCLUSIVELY for FELS Newsletter Subscribers: available in Word and fillable .pdf formats (please log-in to your FELS website account to access):

Resources from Cal/OSHA:

Model Written Workplace Violence Prevention Program (editable, MS Word format), Cal/OSHA
Workplace Violence Prevention in Agricultural Operations Employers Fact Sheet, Cal/OSHA
Workplace Violence Prevention in Agricultural Operations Employees Fact Sheet, Cal/OSHA
Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry Employers Fact Sheet (includes non-healthcare and agricultural employment), Cal/OSHA
Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry Employees Fact Sheet (includes non-healthcare and agricultural employment), Cal/OSHA
FAQ: Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry (includes non-healthcare and agricultural employment), Cal/OSHA

Workplace Violence Prevention Laws:

California Senate Bill SB 553(Cortese, 2023): Amended existing Labor Code §6401.7 (Injury & Illness Prevention) and added new Labor Code §6401.9
Labor Code §6401.7:adds to existing Injury & Illness Prevention program requirements to include workplaceviolence prevention
Labor Code §6401.9, subdivisions (a)-(i):defines workplaceviolence terms, establishes elements and requirements of workplace violence prevention programs

Articles & Analysis:

Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Required for California Employers by July 2024; Ilana Morady, Brian B. Gillis, Clara L. Radamacher, Patrick D. Joyce & Bradley Doucette, Workplace Insights, Seyfarth
California Workplace Violence Prevention Law: What Employers Should Know Before July 1, 2024; Joseph P. Hoag, Chad Darcy & Arial Spinner, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
California’s New Mandatory Workplace Violence Prevention Plan; David Prager & Adriana Levandowski, Nixon Peabody, LLP