Workplace Violence (v4.2)

Content Summary  This course provides important protection for employees by showing how to spot classic red flag situations and how to minimize the potential for violent episodes in the workplace. It also fulfills the requirements of the New York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act SB S8358C and the California SB553 Regulation.  Emtrain Links 📎 Workplace Violence Prevention Course Summary 📎 Website Course Page  📎 CalOsha’s Model Written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan 📎 How to Foster a Speak-Up Culture and Track the ROI 📎 Harassment and Workplace Violence Prevention Laws in Canada 📎 Comprehensive Guide to CA SB 553 Compliance 📎 Comprehensive Guide to NY's Retail Worker Safety Act 📎 New York Retailers’ Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan 📎 FAQs About the New York Retail Worker Safety Act 📎 How to Comply with New York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act

Course Version

• Workplace Violence (WV) (25 minutes)

Non-Timed Course

A course timer is not included in the course. You may deploy a course with a timer using our Course Timer feature.

Legal Requirements

Emtrain helps clients meet training requirements under California SB 553 (effective July 1, 2024) and the New York State's Retail Worker Safety Act SB S8358C (effective March 4, 2025).

• Workplace Violence course for annual training
• Teaches how to report workplace violence incidents or concerns to the employer or law enforcement without fear of reprisal
• Provides interactive questions and answers with a person knowledgeable about workplace violence protocols
• Supports training records and retention (including training dates, content, names and qualifications of persons conducting the training, and names and job titles of all persons attending the training sessions.
• California SB553 Regulation: SB-553 Occupational safety: workplace violence: restraining orders and workplace violence prevention plan. 
• New York State's Retail Worker Safety Act (NY SB S8358C)

Languages

The course is available in English and 50 languages that have been translated through machine translations if you are hosted on our Emtrain AI platform. If you are a SCORM client, please review this article for more information.

Required Course Elements

A PDF of, or link to, your written workplace violence prevention plan is available for clients to upload and configure their policy. Emtrain provides a help desk tutorial showing account admins how to complete this task for hosted AI and SCORM.

As part of the course, learners must both read and acknowledge receipt of your workplace violence policy using the Policy Acknowledgement cards.

FAQs

What happens if we do not have a workplace violence prevention plan?

It is highly recommended you develop a workplace policy on violence so that your workplace is appropriately protected. For guidance please see CalOsha’s Model Written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and New York Department of Labor's WVPP Template. 

When do employees need to have completed the Workplace Violence training?

California Senate Bill 553 (CA SB 553) mandates that all employers covered under California Labor Code 6401.7 and 6401.9 establish, implement, and maintain a comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) by July 1, 2024. Please see Cal OSHA Safety and Health Fact Sheet for more information. 

New York State's Retail Worker Safety Act (NY SB S8358A) March 4, 2025, employers with at least ten retail employees will be required to adopt the NYS model retail workplace violence prevention policy or establish their own policy that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements set forth in the state’s model.