Thursday 21 November 2024
On September 30, 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 553, a workplace violence prevention law that imposes significant new occupational safety obligations on nearly all California employers. SB 553, also referred to as Labor Code § 6401.9, most notably requires employers to develop and implement a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, record violent incidents on a log, and train employees on how to identify and avoid workplace violence. The occupational safety provisions of the law go into effect on July 1, 2024.
Cindi Zimmerman
Workplace Violence Program Administrator
wvp@ucmerced.edu
