Something happened
Start with the incident
A threat, violent incident, injury, law-enforcement response, or Cal/OSHA contact.
Identify urgent response, reporting, investigation, logging, and preservation steps.
Start the incident routeSB 553 workplace violence requirements
Does SB 553 apply to your business—and are you ready?
Most California employers must maintain a workplace violence prevention plan, train employees, document violent incidents, and keep required records.
Answer a few private questions to see what likely applies, what may be missing, and what your business should do next.
Written planSpecific to the workplace
Employee trainingInitial and annual
Incident logFor workplace violence incidents
Required recordsMaintained and available
Start in the right place
What brought you here today?
The assessment opens a different path for an active incident than for a routine compliance check.
No current incident
Check what may be missing
See whether the required plan, training, incident log, and records are actually in place.
Get a coverage check, gap list, official resources, and an order for the work.
Check our complianceHow the assessment works
Your answers change the result.
No account, contact form, or sales call is required.
Who works here and where
Basic workplace and coverage facts.
A coverage check
Why the law likely applies—or which exception needs to be verified.
What is already in place
Your plan, training, employee involvement, incident log, and records.
A gap list in working order
What appears complete, what needs attention, and what to handle first.
What happened, if there was an incident
Injury, response, agency contact, investigation, and documentation facts.
Urgent actions separated from follow-up
Time-sensitive issues first, then investigation, logging, plan review, and records.
What the result looks like
A usable action list—not another explanation of the law.
This example shows the structure. Your result changes with your answers and includes links to the official sources behind it.
Your answers stay in this browser. They are not sent to SB553 Help or to service providers.
Example: small retail workplace
Gaps to close
Public-facing; generic plan and training; records stored in different places
You're covered by SB 553 — here's what's missing.
The good news: for a typical small business this is a few focused days of work, not months. Close the gaps below in order, and date everything as you go.
01
Turn the generic template into a site-specific plan: name the responsible person, describe your reporting process, and match it to your actual layout, staffing, and hazards. Unedited templates are what inspectors flag most.
02
Actively involve employees in developing and implementing the plan, identifying and correcting hazards, designing and delivering training, and reporting and investigating incidents; document that participation.
03
Run plan-specific training (initial, then annual) and keep records: date, content, trainer, and attendees.
04
Pull the plan, training records, violent incident log, and hazard corrections into one place. Employees and authorized representatives must receive specified records within 15 calendar days; be ready to produce required records when Cal/OSHA requests them.
05
Set annual reminders for the plan review and training so this stays done.
The decision
Use the result the way your business needs.
The assessment does not force you into a sales call or send your information anywhere.
Handle it internally
Use the ordered list and official California resources.
Review requirements and sources →Get professional help
Compare the type of assistance that matches the missing work.
Compare help →Respond to an incident
Follow the incident-specific result and address urgent items first.
Start the incident route →Check what SB 553 requires for your business.
Private, focused, and based on your answers.
Check my business Free · No account · Answers stay in your browser · Not legal advice