On March 1, 2024, the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety & Health (Cal/OSHA) published a model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) and additional resources for general industry employers to utilize. California employers have until July 1, 2024, to get in compliance. Nearly all California employers are covered by these new requirements. Exemptions include healthcare facilities (already covered by Cal/OSHA’s Violence Prevention in Health Care standard) and places of employment where fewer than 10 employees are working at any given time that are not accessible to the public.
The following are the four key requirements to the new California law:
Create a workplace violence prevention plan which the majority of employers in California must establish, implement, and maintain. Read more→