SB553Ready — California SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention Compliance

The recurring compliance load

SB 553 isn't one form. It's a workflow you have to keep alive all year.

For a business without a dedicated safety department, the requirements pile up across email threads, binders, and spreadsheets — and every gap becomes a liability when an incident, audit, or renewal arrives.

01
Write a site-specific plan
A generic template won't hold up. Each location needs its own hazards, roles, and reporting procedures documented.
02
Train every employee — and prove it
Initial and annual training, tracked per person, with records to show it happened.
03
Involve employees — and document it
The plan has to be developed with employee involvement, and your records should show how.
04
Log every violent incident
Incidents must be recorded with required detail within set timeframes, then reviewed.
05
Assess and correct hazards
Document hazard assessments and the corrective actions you actually took.
06
Review annually & retain records
Annual plan review plus five years of record retention — ready to produce on request.

When the request comes, the clock is already running.

A Cal/OSHA inspector, an attorney, or your insurer asks for your records. SB553Ready keeps them assembled and current — not scattered across six places.

5 yrsViolent incident log retention required by the statute

AnnualPlan review and refresher training cadence to maintain

1 plan / siteSite-specific, not a single corporate template

How SB553Ready works

Five guided steps from blank slate to audit-ready.

Answer questions about your worksite once. SB553Ready assembles the plan, assigns training, and then keeps everything on a recurring schedule so you don't drift out of compliance.

1

Intake

Answer a guided questionnaire about each site — layout, staffing, cash handling, public access, prior incidents.

~20 min / site

2

WVPP

SB553Ready assembles a site-specific written plan with your roles, hazards, and reporting procedures.

Generated draft

3

Training

Assign training to every employee and track initial and annual completion.

Per employee

4

Hazards

Walk each site against a structured checklist and document corrections with a dated paper trail.

Per walkthrough

5

Incident Log

Record incidents with required detail, review them, and keep the running log audit-ready.

Always-on

Recurring reminders handle annual reviews, refresher training, and new-hire deadlines automatically.

Everything in one workspace

Everything the statute asks for, in one place.

SB553Ready is built around the actual obligations in Labor Code §6401.9 — not a generic document locker. Each part of your program stays linked, dated, and ready to export.

01

Plan Builder

Build your written WVPP section by section, tailored to each worksite — procedures, responsibilities, emergency response, and employee involvement.

02

Training tracker

Assign initial and annual training, track who has completed it, and keep the training records the law requires.

03

Violent incident log

Capture every incident with the statute's required details — what happened, who was involved, classification, and corrective response.

04

Hazard assessments

Identify, evaluate, and correct workplace violence hazards, with a dated paper trail of each assessment and fix.

05

Annual review reminders

The plan and training recur every year. SB553Ready tracks what's due, what's overdue, and emails you before deadlines slip.

06

Audit packet export

One click assembles your plan, training records, incident log, and hazard assessments into a single packet for an inspector, insurer, or attorney.

Who it's for

Built for public-facing and multi-site California employers.

If your team works with the public, handles cash, or runs more than one location — SB 553 applies, and SB553Ready fits the way you actually operate.

Retail

Stores & chains

Clinics

Outpatient care

Warehouses

Logistics & storage

Hospitality

Hotels & venues

Schools

& childcare

Property mgmt

Residential & commercial

Restaurants

Food service

Pricing

Simple pricing, sized by worksites.

Every plan includes the full product — plan builder, training, incident log, hazard assessments, and audit packet. Pick the size that matches your business.

Starter

For a single location getting compliant fast.

$59/ month

or $590/yr — 2 months free

1 worksiteUp to 25 employees

Plan builder & site-specific WVPP
Training tracker & annual reminders
Incident log & hazard assessments
One-click audit packet export

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Built around the SB 553 workflow. Honest about its limits.

Structured around the statute

Workflows, fields, and reminders are organized around the actual obligations in Labor Code §6401.9 — not a generic document locker.

Your records stay yours

Export anytime — no support ticket, no waiting. If your subscription lapses, your records remain viewable and exportable; only creating and editing pauses.

Not a substitute for counsel

SB553Ready is a software tool, not a law firm. Plan language and compliance indicators are drafts and organizational aids — review them with qualified counsel.

SB553Ready is a software tool that helps employers organize workplace violence prevention records under California Labor Code §6401.9. It is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice; using it does not guarantee compliance. Consult qualified counsel or a safety professional about your obligations.

FAQ

Questions employers ask.

Plain answers — not legal advice. When in doubt, check with your counsel or safety professional.

What is SB 553?

SB 553 is the California law (now Labor Code §6401.9) that took effect July 1, 2024. It requires covered employers to establish a written workplace violence prevention plan, train employees on it, keep a log of violent incidents, and retain related records. Cal/OSHA enforces it and can cite employers who don't comply.

Does it apply to my business?

Nearly every California employer is covered, regardless of size or industry. The main exceptions are narrow — for example, healthcare facilities already covered by Cal/OSHA's separate healthcare violence standard, employees teleworking from a location of their choosing, and worksites not open to the public with fewer than 10 employees present at a time. If you run a restaurant, store, clinic, office, or shop in California, assume it applies. For every exemption explained in plain English, see Does SB 553 apply to my business?

What does staying compliant actually involve?

It's an ongoing program, not a one-time document: keep the written plan current for each worksite, train new hires and retrain everyone annually, record every violent incident in the log, assess and correct hazards, and review the plan at least yearly. SB553Ready tracks each of those obligations and reminds you before they come due. The full record-by-record list is in our SB 553 compliance checklist.

What happens during a Cal/OSHA inspection?

An inspector can ask to see your written plan, training records, violent incident log, and hazard assessment records. SB553Ready's audit packet exports all of it in one organized bundle, so producing records takes minutes instead of a scramble.

Is SB553Ready legal advice?

No. SB553Ready is a software tool, not a law firm. Plan language and compliance indicators are informational drafts and organizational aids — review your program with qualified counsel or a safety professional before adopting it.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

It stays yours. Your records remain viewable and exportable even after a subscription lapses — only creating and editing records pauses. You can export your full audit packet at any time.

Get ahead of it

Ready in an afternoon, not a quarter.

Add your first worksite, answer the plan builder's questions, and you'll have the bones of your program today — with reminders keeping it current from then on.

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California SB 553 compliance, without the paperwork scramble.