On May 17, 2022, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) released a revised discussion draft of a proposed regulation for workplace violence prevention in the general industry standards. If adopted, the regulation would become section 3343 under GISO Chapter 4, Subchapter 7 of Title 8 California Code of Regulations. The division is seeking input on the proposed revisions and is inviting interested parties to submit written comments by July 18, 2022.
The revisions would include definition changes to a number of terms, including the following.
“Threat of violence”
The proposed rule would remove the reference to “physically” injured. The revised definition would provide that “a statement or conduct that causes a person to fear for their safety because there is a reasonable possibility the person might be injured, and that serves no legitimate purpose,” would constitute a threat of violence.
“Workplace violence”
This term would no longer include “lawful acts of self-defense or defense of others,” or “self-inflicted harm that does involve violence or threats of violence to others.” Rather, “workplace violence” would be defined as “any act of violence or threat of violence that occurs in a place of employment.”
Further revisions would include Cal/OSHA’s elimination of the definitions of “chief,” “division,” and “union representative.”
Workplace violence prevention plans are currently required to...
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