California State Plan (Cal/OSHA); Title 8 CCR safety orders; covers private-sector and state/local government employers. Enforced by Cal/OSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health, DIR); standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. Verified on the primary source, re-checked weekly.
Plan approved May 1, 1973 and certified Aug 19, 1977; excludes federal employees, maritime on navigable waters, federal enclaves and secured military installations. Written workplace violence prevention plans required since Jul 1, 2024 (Labor Code 6401.9).
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Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; the building view resolves them from your ZIP.
Standards Board must adopt a general-industry workplace violence prevention standard by Dec 31, 2026
The federal layer applies in every state: OSHA's Hazard Communication update (91 FR 1695) sets November 20, 2026 for substances and May 19, 2028 for mixtures. State-plan states enforce it through their own agency.
California State Plan (Cal/OSHA); Title 8 CCR safety orders; covers private-sector and state/local government employers. Plan approved May 1, 1973 and certified Aug 19, 1977; excludes federal employees, maritime on navigable waters, federal enclaves and secured military installations. Written workplace violence prevention plans required since Jul 1, 2024 (Labor Code 6401.9).
Cal/OSHA (Division of Occupational Safety and Health, DIR); standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.
Workplace violence standard Dec 31, 2026. Standards Board must adopt a general-industry workplace violence prevention standard by Dec 31, 2026
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