Threats or acts of violence directed at people in a work setting.
Regulators increasingly test whether a prevention program operates, which means dated assessments, incident records, training verification, and documented response.
California went further. Labor Code section 6401.9, created by SB 553, has required most employers in the state to keep a written workplace violence prevention plan since July 1, 2024. See California workplace violence prevention.
Related terms
- Access control. Systems and procedures that decide who can enter a space, and when.
- Active shooter response. The plan and training that govern how a team reacts to an armed attacker on site.
- Behaviors of concern. Observable actions that can precede a threat, used to intervene early.
Documented findings, ranked by severity.
WorldSafe walks your site, scores every gap, and delivers a written report with findings ranked by severity.
Read: can you prove your policy runs?