California SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention Training

Preventing Workplace Violence in California

Under California labor laws for workplace violence protections, SB 553 establishes detailed employer obligations. These include implementing a compliant workplace violence prevention plan, maintaining accurate workplace violence incident logs, and providing annual training aligned with California workplace safety regulations and industry-specific safety expectations. 

Enacted in September 2023, California’s groundbreaking workplace violence prevention law, SB 553/California Labor Code Section 6401.9, mandates that virtually all California employers develop and implement a written workplace violence prevention plan California, provide annual workplace violence prevention training California, and maintain a log of workplace violence incidents. 

This new CA law has extensive, specific requirements on what must be covered in the training, including: 

• An employer’s unique California workplace violence prevention plan 
• Workplace violence hazards relevant to the specific jobs held by employees taking the training 
• All “definitions and requirements” of the law 

The deadline for California employers to implement a compliant plan and complete the first round of annual training for employees was July 1, 2024. 

As the first law of its kind in the US, the California law signifies a major milestone in enhancing and prioritizing workplace safety. While its immediate impact is felt by CA employers, it calls attention to the mounting urgency and need for counterparts in other states to proactively develop a similar plan and provide violence in the workplace training and employee safety training to their workforce. 

SB 553 Course Requirements

Traliant’s Workplace Violence Prevention training was created to meet California training requirements. Our dedicated Compliance Team collaborates with every client to ensure a thorough understanding of the requirements outlined under the new California law for workplace violence prevention. This partnership results in a tailor-made workplace violence prevention program course that incorporates your organization’s unique workplace violence plan and fulfills workplace violence training requirements CA.

California workplace safety training under SB 553 also supports organizations in meeting related obligations under California workplace safety regulations, California occupational safety training, and California safety and health training expectations. 

California Workplace Violence Training covers the following topics:  

✓ Recognizing behaviors of concern
✓ Triggers of workplace violence
✓ Domestic violence at work
✓ Employer-specific workplace violence hazards
✓ How to report workplace violence concerns
✓ Employer-specific procedures for investigating workplace violence concerns and incidents
✓ De-escalation techniques
✓ What to do if workplace violence occurs
✓ The required workplace violence incident log
✓ Employer-specific emergency procedures
✓ Review of key elements of the employer’s workplace violence plan
✓ The definitions and requirements under the California law

This comprehensive course also helps organizations address related areas such as workplace violence awareness California, violence prevention training California, workplace violence compliance California, and California employee violence prevention expectations. For companies subject to OSHA oversight, it reinforces alignment with OSHA workplace violence prevention California guidance.