California workplace violence prevention training for supervisors is for managers, team leads and HR staff at employers covered by SB 553. Supervisors often receive the first report of a threat. They need to identify hazards, respond to incidents, log them correctly and protect reporting employees from retaliation.

California SB 553, now Labor Code section 6401.9, required most employers to adopt a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan by July 1, 2024. The law also requires employee training, a violent incident log and recordkeeping. Healthcare employers covered by Cal/OSHA's separate healthcare violence standard follow that standard instead.

California employers must keep workplace violence training records for at least one year under SB 553. Violent incident logs, hazard identification and correction records, and incident investigation records must be kept for at least five years. The violent incident log must leave out personal identifying information.

After a workplace violence incident in California, a supervisor should make sure anyone hurt gets help and call emergency services if needed. The event must be recorded in the violent incident log. The employer must investigate, correct hazards found, and share results with employees. Reporting employees must be protected from retaliation.

SB 553 workplace violence training is required when the prevention plan is first put in place and at least once a year after that. Additional training is required when a new or previously unrecognized hazard is identified or the plan changes. The 8-minute supervisor video is available in English.