Cal/OSHA Releases Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan

03.19.2024

Last year, California passed a sweeping new law requiring employers to have detailed workplace violence prevention plans (“WVPP.”) Now, Cal/OSHA has a website dedicated to workplace violence prevention, including fact sheets and a model plan (available here) that provide guidance on how to prepare the WVPPs. Cal/OSHA’s model plan is a template intended to provide the “essential framework” for employers to use as they navigate the many requirements of the law. For example, Cal/OSHA’s model plan provides examples of workplace violence hazards and correction methods that employers should be on the lookout for.

Though Cal/OSHA’s model plan provides helpful guidance, there is still a lot of uncertainty about key aspects of the law, such as, how to involve employees in required activities, such as designing and implementing training. Cal/OSHA also does not provide any guidance on ways to coordinate the WVPPs among employers, including at multi-employer sites, a key issue in today’s complex employment landscape.

AALRR has previously provided guidance on the WVPPs, available here and here. We have also developed a model WVPP that provides a framework for companies to use that attempts to clarify these uncertainties. To learn more about AALRR's WVPP Toolkits, please choose from the list below.

As always, please reach out to the authors of this alert or your usual AALRR attorney for further guidance.