California’s SB553, the nation’s first comprehensive and multi-industry workplace violence prevention law, has been in effect for almost a year. Many other states are following suit with their own ...

Cal/OSHA recently issued a revised draft of its general industry workplace violence prevention standard, offering the clearest indication yet of ...

A comprehensive plan that the University has developed and implemented to prevent workplace violence. The plan includes procedures for reporting, investigating, and responding to incidents of ...

Protecting a workforce from workplace violence presents complicated challenges for employers. Workplace violence incidents can emanate from myriad sources: a stranger, a customer, patient, or a ...

Question: I run a small non-profit. Last year, we implemented our workplace violence prevention plan and did comprehensive training for employees. Are there any periodic requirements we need to ...

Workplace violence prevention plans are useful for businesses and it’s good that the state now mandates them, writes Kim Gusman with the California Employers Association. Mass shootings are tragic, no ...

When I think about a safe workplace, I think first about systems to protect people from accidents. I think about PPE, lock-out tag-out systems, fall-protection harnesses, railings, guards, and all the ...

On July 1, new Labor Code section 6401.9 added by SB 553 will require most California employers to implement a written workplace violence prevention plan, either as a standalone plan or as part of the ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To commemorate Workplace Violence Awareness Month this April, Atana is introducing a new workplace violence prevention model and updated training content that shifts ...

Employee well-being is, and will continue to be, a core workplace focus. It’s increasingly important given the fast-paced world we live in, economic uncertainties, and the uptick in violence being ...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Senate passed a bill on Monday to put new safeguards in place in an effort to reduce workplace violence against healthcare workers. Senate Bill 537 would require ...

Employers in California are required to review their workplace violence prevention plan annually, when a deficiency is observed or becomes apparent, or after a workplace violence incident.