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Workplace Violence Prevention

The SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Workbook

A Plain-English Guide, Fill-In Templates, and Threat Assessment Playbook for California Employers

by Warren Pulley

Your SB 553 plan should work on a bad day, not just pass an audit.

Since July 1, 2024, nearly every California employer must have a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, keep a violent incident log, provide annual interactive training, and maintain records Cal/OSHA can request at any time. Cal/OSHA is already issuing citations, and the written plan is the most common target.

This workbook explains every requirement of Labor Code 6401.9 in plain English. It then gives HR leaders, safety managers, and small-business owners the tools to build a plan that fits their actual worksites.

• Fill-in templates: written plan, hazard assessment, hazard correction tracker, violent incident log, report intake, post-incident investigation, training record, and annual review
• Element-by-element checklists matched to the statute and the Cal/OSHA model plan
• Behavioral threat assessment and management: how to spot, assess, and manage concerning behavior before it becomes violence
• Workplace violence restraining orders under CCP 527.8, including the 2026 and 2027 changes
• What’s coming: the status of the proposed Title 8 §3343 standard, and how to prepare without overbuilding
• A fully worked example plan, composite case files, a 30-day implementation plan, and 50 employer questions answered

Practical, current through November 2026, and written for people who have to make the plan work. Not legal advice.

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From the Insights blog: California Workplace Violence Prevention Plan: SB 553 Basics