Workplace Violence Prevention

This Workplace Violence Prevention Plan ("WVPP" or "Plan") addresses and implements‬‭ corrective measures for workplace violence hazards specific to California State Polytechnic‬‭ University, Humboldt's (the "University" or "Cal Poly Humboldt") work areas and operations. The‬ ‭ purpose of this Plan is to: identify the names and job titles of the persons responsible for the‬ implementation and maintenance of the WVPP , highlight how employees can report violent‬ workplace incidents, threats, or other workplace violence concerns, and how to respond to‬ reports, reinforce against unlawful retaliation for reporting violent incidents, threats, or other‬ workplace violence concerns, and participating in any related investigations of such reports,‬ outline procedures to respond to actual or potential workplace violence emergencies, detail‬‭ training requirements about this Plan, including the frequency of training, outline procedures to‭ identify and evaluate workplace violence hazards, and communicate post-incident response and‬‭ investigation processes.‬

Required For

All Employees
All Students

 Contact Information

Campus Resliiance and Response

Goal

The purpose of this policy is to establish practices that enhance the safety of the faculty, students, staff and volunteers in the CSU.  Furthermore, this policy shall provide a framework for EHS processes, assessment, accountability and reporting.

Executive Order 1039

Who

Everyone working at Cal Poly Humboldt

Why

California SB 553 caused the California Labor Code Section 6401.9 to be enacted.

When

The policy has been implemented on July 1 2024 with an initial expected completion date of 12/31/2024.

Newly hired employees should aim to complete this training within the first 60 days of employment. 

How Often

Every year