California Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP)

Required WVPP sections

Under California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 3342, your WVPP must include the following elements:

• Responsibility: Names or job titles of persons responsible for implementing the plan
• Reporting: Procedures for employees to report workplace violence incidents and threats
• Compliance: Procedures to ensure compliance with the plan and the involvement of employees
• Communication: How the employer will communicate with employees about workplace violence and respond to questions
• Hazard identification: Procedures for identifying and evaluating workplace violence hazards
• Hazard correction: Procedures for correcting identified hazards in a timely manner
• Training: Training content, frequency, and documentation for all employees
• Recordkeeping: Procedures for maintaining the violent incident log, training records, and hazard assessments
• Annual review: Procedures for reviewing and updating the plan at least annually
• Post-incident response: Procedures for responding to and investigating incidents

Violent incident log

SB 553 requires employers to maintain a violent incident log for every workplace violence incident. The log must include:

• • Date, time, and location of the incident
• • Type of incident (Type 1–4 violence classification)
• • Description of what happened
• • Who was involved
• • Consequences (injuries, property damage)
• • Corrective actions taken

The log should avoid unnecessary personally identifying information to protect employee privacy.

Types of workplace violence

Cal/OSHA classifies workplace violence into four types:

• • Type 1: Violence by a stranger (e.g., robbery)
• • Type 2: Violence by a customer or client
• • Type 3: Violence by a coworker or former coworker
• • Type 4: Violence by someone in a personal relationship with an employee

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