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California Can Fine You $25,000 for a Missing Safety Plan.
Most Small Businesses Don’t Have One.
Since July 2024, California law (SB 553) requires every employer to keep a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan on file. Cal/OSHA inspections are unannounced. Each missing document is a separate violation. Cynserus builds your custom compliance package in 15 minutes — most plans delivered within the hour. Starting at $249.
Built by a former police detective & Fortune 500 security executive · 15+ years in workplace threat assessment
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California now requires every business to have a written plan for workplace violence. Most small businesses don’t.
Since July 2024, Cal/OSHA can show up unannounced and ask to see your plan, your training records, and your incident log. If you can’t produce them, each missing item is a separate violation.
Fines reach up to $25,000 per violation.
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The Math
Three ways to get compliant. Only one makes sense.
Employment Attorney
- Cost
- $3,000–$5,000+
- Custom to your business
- Yes
- Turnaround
- Weeks
- Training materials
- No
- Annual maintenance
- Bill again
DIY (Cal/OSHA Template)
- Cost
- Free (+ hours of your time)
- Custom to your business
- No
- Turnaround
- Hours of guesswork
- Training materials
- No
- Annual maintenance
- Your problem
Cynserus
- Cost
- Starting at $249/year
- Custom to your business
- Yes
- Turnaround
- Within 1 hour
- Training materials
- Yes (Complete+)
- Annual maintenance
- Included
Getting compliant with Cynserus costs less than 2% of a single fine.
Who Built This
Built by Pete Stephens, a former police detective and Fortune 500 security executive.
Ten years as a police detective. Eight years in the Marine Corps. Eight years leading corporate security — 24/7 operations protecting thousands of employees at top Silicon Valley technology firms. Background in active threat response, threat assessments, insider threat investigations, and crisis response. He built Cynserus because he knows what a real plan looks like.
How It Works
Three steps. Within one business day. No lawyer required.
15-minute questionnaire
Answer questions about your business, locations, and team. You can save and come back anytime.
We build your plan
Our proprietary AI workflow generates a site-specific workplace violence prevention plan based on your circumstances, structured to the Cal/OSHA 12-section standard. An automated quality review scores and refines the plan until it meets our internal quality threshold before anything reaches you.
Download, sign, comply
Your documents are delivered within one business day — most are ready within the hour. Sign the plan, train your team, post the emergency contacts. You’re compliant.
Essential
You handle training. We handle the paperwork.
- IncludedYour SB 553-compliant plan, written for your specific business — delivered within 1 hour
- IncludedIncident log template so you’re ready if Cal/OSHA shows up
- IncludedUpdated automatically when the law changes — no extra charge
Complete
We give you everything to train your team yourself.
- IncludedEverything in Essential, plus a ready-to-deliver training presentation with a script you can read word-for-word
- IncludedEmployees report incidents through a private digital portal — no paperwork, no awkward conversations
- IncludedAnonymous reporting via QR code posted at each location
Pro
We handle compliance end to end. You just run your business.
- IncludedEmployees complete training online on their own time — you get a signed log for every person, auto-generated for Cal/OSHA
- IncludedFull incident management system that’s audit-ready if an inspector walks in
- Included30-minute call with our founder (former police detective, 15+ years in workplace threat assessment) to review your specific risks
All plans include an annual renewal starting 12 months after purchase. Renewal keeps your compliance documents current with updated WVPP reviews, training refreshes, and regulatory changes.
Common questions.
If you have any employees who interact with the public or work on-site, yes. The exemption only applies to businesses with fewer than 10 employees that are not accessible to the public. A 2-person restaurant must comply.
Cal/OSHA has stated that copy-paste plans generally fail inspection. Their template is a starting point, not a complete plan — it must be customized to your specific worksite, industry hazards, and personnel. The free template isn’t user-friendly either: expect several hours filling it out, typing up your plan from scratch, then building and delivering your own training. The template is free, but your time isn’t.
No. Cynserus generates compliance documents based on your intake information and applicable law. We recommend having an attorney review your final plan before adoption.
Serious violations carry penalties up to $25,000 per violation. Willful violations can reach $162,851. Penalties as of 2026; subject to annual adjustment. See DIR penalty schedule.
Yes, at your selected tier’s annual rate. You can cancel anytime from your portal before the renewal date.
A secure web form accessible via QR code that employees can use to anonymously report incidents or concerns. Reports are delivered to your designated HR contact immediately and logged automatically in your incident log, structured to Cal/OSHA requirements.
Cal/OSHA is updating the standard in 2026.
Pro tier customers receive automatic plan updates to stay compliant when the new requirements take effect — no additional cost.
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