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Workplace Violence Prevention

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), workplace violence affects nearly 2 million American workers annually, and is the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States.

California Senate Bill 553

California SB 553 caused the California Labor Code Section 6401.9 to be enacted.

While there is no Cal/OSHA regulation as yet, the labor code requires that starting July 1, 2024, the majority of employers in California must establish, implement, and maintain a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan that includes the following elements:

  • Prohibiting employee retaliation
  • Accepting and responding to reports of workplace violence
  • Employee workplace violence training and communication
  • Emergency response
  • Workplace violence hazard assessments
  • Other requirements, such as maintaining a Violent Incident Log

Reporting

  • Dial 911 for any emergency or 760-750-4567 non-emergency calls
  • UPD located at 425 La Moree Rd. next to the Sprinter Station
  • Use any of the more than 100 emergency telephones located in university buildings, or Blue Light Emergency Telephones located around campus, to report an emergency directly to the UPD
  • Use the emergency intercom system found in most building elevators to report an emergency directly to the UPD

Community members, students, faculty, staff, and guests are encouraged to accurately and promptly report all emergencies, threats of violence, and workplace violence to the University Police Department (UPD)

Reports of workplace violence can be reported to an employee's supervisor, the University Police Department, Corporation Human Resources, or Safety, Health & Sustainability. Should any other University office receive a report of workplace violence, those reports should immediately be referred to the University Police Department.

Crimes should be reported to UPD for purposes of assessing the crime for distributing a potential timely warning and for disclosing the annual crime statistics. For crimes occuring at off-campus locations, the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in that area should be contacted.

Resources

Cal/OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Information Website

CSUSM Corporation Workplace Violence Prevention Program