IIPP vs WVPP: You Need Both in California
The IIPP and the WVPP are two separate written plans California employers are legally required to maintain. The IIPP (Injury and Illness Prevention Program, 8 CCR 3203) covers workplace injuries and illnesses: hazard identification, inspections, correction, and training. The WVPP (workplace violence prevention plan, California Labor Code section 6401.9) covers workplace violence: incident reporting, emergency response, a violent incident log, and annual training. They have different required elements and different logs, so one cannot replace the other. Get both together for $149.
Side by side
| IIPP | WVPP | |
|---|---|---|
| Law | 8 CCR 3203 | California Labor Code section 6401.9 |
| Covers | Injury and illness prevention | Workplace violence prevention |
| Key elements | Responsibility, inspections, investigation, correction, training, recordkeeping | Responsibilities, incident reporting, emergency response, hazard correction, training |
| Required log | Inspection and training records | Violent incident log, kept 5 years |
| Training | At hire and on new hazards | At plan establishment and annually |
| Price at TailgateDocs | $149 | $59 |
Why both, and why now
Both are non-discretionary for nearly every California employer. The IIPP has been required for decades; the workplace violence prevention plan requirement is newer and enforcement is active, so many contractors have the first and are missing the second. A Cal/OSHA inspection can ask for either.
Because the two plans coordinate (Labor Code 6401.9 lets the workplace violence plan be incorporated into the IIPP or kept alongside it), it is simplest to produce them together. They are separate documents and are priced separately, at $149 and $59.
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TailgateDocs generates both plans for your company, each with its required elements and citing the correct law: the IIPP at $149 and the workplace violence prevention plan at $59. They are separate documents and are priced separately. Spanish available.
Common questions
▸Can the workplace violence plan be part of the IIPP?
Yes. California Labor Code section 6401.9 allows the workplace violence prevention plan to be incorporated into your IIPP or kept as a standalone document. Standalone is easier to hand to an inspector or client.
▸Does the IIPP cover workplace violence?
Not sufficiently on its own. Since Labor Code section 6401.9 took effect, workplace violence requires its own plan with a violent incident log and specific procedures the IIPP does not contain.
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More on california programs (iipp & wvpp)
IIPP Template: What 8 CCR 3203 Actually RequiresWorkplace Violence Prevention Plan TemplateIIPP vs Written Safety Program8 CCR 3203: The California IIPP RequirementCalifornia IIPP ($149)California WVPP ($59)8 CCR 3203 (the IIPP requirement)Labor Code 6401.9 (the WVPP law)
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