Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care

Regulatory Requirements

Cal/OSHA's Workplace Violence Prevention in Health Care standard goes into effect on April 1, 2017. The standard is found in the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 3342

The standard applies to work in the following health care facilities, service categories, and operations:

  • Health facilities, as defined in subsection (b)
  • Home health care and home-based hospice
  • Emergency medical services and medical transport, including these services when provided by firefighters and other emergency responders
  • Drug treatment programs
  • Outpatient medical services to the incarcerated in correctional and detention settings

Employers must implement the following subsections by April 1, 2017:

  • (d) Violent Incident Log
  • (h) Recordkeeping

Employers must implement the following subsections by April 1, 2018:

  • (c) Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
  • (e) Review of the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan
  • (f) Training

Hospital employers must report violent incidents to Cal/OSHA starting on July 1, 2017.*

See Workplace Violent Incident Reporting System for Hospitals.

* subsection (g)

April 2017