SB 553-aligned training for California employers. On-site or at our facility. Real instructors. Real scenarios.
If you run a workplace in California, you're now legally required to have a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP), maintain an incident log, and train your team annually. The deadline isn't coming — it passed. SOTC trains San Diego County employers to meet SB 553 and, more importantly, to actually respond when something goes wrong. Here's how it works.
SB 553 amended California Labor Code §6401.9 and now applies to nearly every California employer with employees physically reporting to a workplace. The three core requirements:
Cal/OSHA enforces SB 553. Citations have already been issued. The fastest way to close exposure is to get your training scheduled and your WVPP reviewed by professionals who do this every week.
Our standard curriculum is built around what SB 553 requires plus the field-tested response training that keeps people safe when an incident actually unfolds:
Tell us your team size, industry, and location. We'll send back a tailored proposal within one business day.
Our instructor comes to you. Training is conducted in your actual facility — your real exits, your real chokepoints, your real assembly points. This is the highest-impact option because the response plan lives in muscle memory tied to your actual space.
Best for smaller teams or distributed companies. We deliver the curriculum at SOTC, your team gets the certification, and we provide a transferable WVPP template you can adapt to your worksite.
Many of our clients put their managers and HR through deeper response training and then run a streamlined 60-minute annual refresher for the broader workforce. We design the program to fit your structure.
We're not a generic compliance vendor. SOTC is a BSIS-approved security training facility with a lead instructor who brings law enforcement and live-fire training experience to every session. The same expertise we use to train licensed armed security officers in San Diego is what's behind your team's workplace violence curriculum — meaning your training is grounded in real response, not a slide deck.
Meeting SB 553 is the legal minimum. Training that your team actually remembers when something happens — that's why we exist. The two goals overlap, and we deliver both in the same engagement.
Yes. As part of the engagement we provide a customizable WVPP template aligned to Cal/OSHA's required elements, and we'll work through the site-specific details with your leadership during training prep.
Typically within 1–3 weeks of contract. For urgent compliance situations (Cal/OSHA inquiry, post-incident, new acquisition), we can prioritize sooner. Call (619) 303-3104 if you're on a tight timeline.
Yes. Every trained employee receives a documented certificate, and we provide a roster suitable for your training records and Cal/OSHA documentation.
If your risk profile justifies it, SOTC can also help you build an in-house security team. We train your hires from zero to licensed California guard card, firearms permit, and specialty certifications — and we offer group pricing for full team rollouts.
Healthcare facilities already covered by Cal/OSHA's healthcare workplace violence prevention standard (Title 8 §3342) have additional requirements beyond SB 553. We work with healthcare clients to ensure both standards are met in a single coordinated training and documentation program.
Tell us your size, your industry, and your location. We'll handle the rest.
