10 California workplace violence training courses

SC Training (formerly EdApp) partnered with Polsinelli to bring you this workplace violence prevention training based on California’s Senate Bill (SB) 533. Divided into 16 lessons, this comprehensive course delves into maintaining a safe workplace, compliant with Cal/OSHA's standards.

This course talks about important topics including the effects of violence in the workplace, employee active involvement, and hazard identification and evaluation. It also discusses relevant legal definitions, post-incident response procedures, employee and employer communication, and more. 

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This course uses a series of interactive scenarios to train employees on recognizing workplace violence and reporting incidents. Workers follow five characters navigating realistic workplace scenarios between workmates and third-party individuals.

By the end of this online training, participants can learn more about workplace violence hazards, behaviors of concern, and reporting procedures. They can also develop the skills to respond to an emergency and implement a workplace violence prevention log and plan.

Up next, this course from ClickSafety delves into responding to specific incidents of workplace violence. These include de-escalation techniques to diffuse potentially violent situations and the run, fight, hide method for when there’s an active assailant.

Other topics covered in this course include different types of workplace violence, prevention training, incident reporting, and domestic violence in the workplace. Keep in mind that if you need to meet the requirements for California Labor Code Section 6401.9, you have to choose the “California” version of this course.

Emtrain explores the organizational and personal costs of workplace violence in this next course. It familiarizes learners with an action plan for responding to violent episodes in the workplace and uses polling questions to get their insights about the topics in the course.

It can also train your teams to identify the warning signs of potential workplace violence and inform them about the best practices to keep the workplace safe. This course comes with video scenarios, machine translation options, customization features, and more.

This course differs from the others on this list because it specifically targets training supervisors on workplace violence prevention. It focuses on the four main components tackled in SB 533 namely the workplace violence prevention plan, employee training, violent incidents log, and temporary restraining orders.

This is available in various formats including DVD, online training, and on-demand streaming. An employee quiz is given at the end to assess your team’s understanding of the lessons.

HSI Blue Ocean Brain offers this training course covering lessons on risk management, violence awareness, and workplace bullying. It also goes over the specific requirements for creating a workplace violence prevention plan and touches on CPR, AED, and first aid techniques.

This course is designed for both employees and supervisors. It comes in video format and covers other topics such as conflict management and training on using a violent incident log software.

This online course from the OSHA Education Center can help your teams recognize warning signs and prepare for violent behavior and incidents. It also talks about what to do in the presence of an active shooter and tackles workplace violence prevention programs.

It starts with a lesson on defining and preventing workplace violence. The course also covers how to create a workplace violence prevention program. This is a fully narrated training with illustrations, graphics, and videos to aid in your team’s understanding of the topics.

Navex tackles several key concepts in this California workplace harassment training to help you and your teams meet the requirements of SB 533. It discusses the definition of workplace violence according to California law, its different types and effects, and the importance of following organizational policies.

Parts of the course are also designed for self-customization using Navex’s editing tool so content can be adjusted according to the specific needs of the job and employers. Other topics featured in this course include protecting physical security, making a report, and recognizing warning signs of violence when working remotely.

This next HSE training begins with an overview of SB 533. This includes discussions on the requirements for companies and best practices for creating the workplace violence prevention plan. The next half of it is a reusable training that talks about general violence prevention topics.

This course may not be as interactive as the others on this list as it comes in webinar format. It’s also important to note that circumstances and psychosocial hazards specific to your workplace are not included in this training and will need to be covered in a different training.

Last but not least, EasyLlama houses a workplace violence prevention training that includes lessons in reporting, intervention, and de-escalation techniques in the case of incidents.

This course also goes over the definition and types of workplace violence under California law, early warning signs, and safe responses to potential workplace violence incidents. It includes real-world scenarios and interactive quizzes to aid in knowledge retention.