Half-Day Workplace Violence Compliance & Safety Workshop
For Small California Employers Who Can’t Afford To Get This Wrong
A practical, California‑ready safety and compliance session for small organizations (5–30 employees, up to under 100) whose teams interact with the public.
If you’re a small California employer, one violent incident involving a customer, client, patient, vendor, or someone connected to an employee can turn into a third‑party lawsuit that puts everything you’ve built at risk.
California’s new workplace violence prevention law doesn’t exempt small employers, and “we’ve never had a problem” will not protect you if a regulator or plaintiff’s attorney starts asking questions.
The Half‑Day Workplace Violence Compliance & Safety Workshop is designed for small California organizations in fields like healthcare, legal, engineering, contracting, light manufacturing, retail, and professional services.
It’s built for teams who:
- Deal with the public every day
- Don’t have a full‑time safety or compliance department
- Need clear, practical steps to comply with California law, protect their people, and reduce legal and financial risk
Why Small California Employers Are Quietly Exposed
California is a small‑business state:
- Roughly 717,000 California businesses have 1–20 employees, and
- Another 48,000 businesses have 20–99 employees.
Most of them:
- Have people who interact with the public, clients, customers, patients, or vendors
- Don’t have in‑house legal, HR, or security teams
- Assume they’re “too small” to worry about workplace violence laws or third‑party liability
At the same time:
- An estimated 75% of workplace violence incidents involve the public, clients, customers, patients, vendors, or people employees are personally connected to outside of work, including domestic violence and family members with drug or financial problems.
- California’s new workplace violence prevention law expects every employer with public access and employees to have a real prevention, training, and documentation system in place.
That means a “small” incident at your front desk, in an exam room, on a job site, or involving someone’s partner or family member can become a third‑party lawsuitthat threatens:
- Your business
- Your personal assets
- Your reputation in the community
The safest path is simple:
Be compliant and defensible before anything happens.
Is this program right for you?
This is for you if:
- You run a California business with 5–30 employees (up to under 100)
- Your team interacts with customers, clients, patients, or the public
- You don’t have a full-time security, safety, or compliance department
- You wear multiple hats (owner/HR/operations) and need a simple, guided process
- You’re aware that one serious incident could seriously hurt your people and your business
This is not for you if:
- You have an internal security/compliance team and only want a quick refresher
- You’re looking for a free webinar with no follow-through
- You’re not prepared to make changes to how incidents are handled
In One Focused Half-Day Session, We Will:
1. Turn California’s workplace violence requirements into a simple written plan
Specific to your organization, so you know:
- What needs to be in place
- Who is responsible for what
- How to keep the plan current as your risks or the law change
2. Draft or refine your workplace violence / conduct policy in plain language
So employees understand what’s expected and you have documentation that:
- Supports California workplace violence compliance
- Looks reasonable and defensible if it’s ever reviewed by a regulator, insurer, or plaintiff attorney
3. Build practical prevention and de‑escalation protocols for your environment
We tailor strategies to your real world: front desk, site visits, shop floor, field work, or client‑facing offices. Your staff learns:
- What to look for
- How to de‑escalate
- How to protect themselves and others
4. Create a simple incident response, documentation, and action plan
We put in place:
- A basic incident response and documentation process, so incidents are handled consistently and employees feel supported
- A prioritized action checklist and clear next steps, so you know what to update, who is responsible, and in what order
By the end of the half‑day, you leave with:
- A clear, California‑ready workplace violence prevention framework
- Practical tools and language you can put to work immediately
- A stronger footing on both employee safety and California workplace violence compliance
Why Work With Me On Workplace Violence Prevention
Over the last 30 years, I’ve investigated violent incidents from multiple angles:
- Bringing cases against organizations where violence occurred
- Defending individuals in criminal cases
- Conducting internal workplace investigations after threats and assaults
- Worked on behalf of plaintiff attorneys to review internal investigations to evaluate whether employers took their obligations seriously or just went through the motions.
I understand how violence actually develops, how it can be prevented, what plaintiff attorneys and regulators look for, and what organizations are expected to do before and after an incident.
For more than a decade, I’ve provided workplace violence prevention and personal safety training to:
- Small businesses and professional practices
- Medical and legal professionals
- Engineers, contractors, and manufacturers
- Judges, court administrators and their staff
- The staff of a United States senator
The practical result for your organization is simple:
A prevention and response system grounded in real-world cases, not theory, and designed to reduce both human harm and legal exposure.
I help organizations:
- Design and implement workplace violence prevention programs that align with California requirements
- Conduct effective internal investigations using a structured, defensible witness interview process
- Train leaders and front-line employees in practical personal safety skills for the real risks they face
You get a blend of legal-risk awareness, investigative experience, and practical safety training focused on one thing: keeping your organization compliant, defensible, and safer.
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In‑person Half‑Day Workplace Violence Compliance & Safety Workshop
Starts at $3,500 for a single organization (typically 5-30 employees, up to 100) plus travel, if applicable.
For most clients, this is a fraction of the cost of a single workplace violence claim or regulatory action.
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