SECTION 800.600. Reporting Workplace Violence

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to prescribe the form and content of the reporting workplace violence poster as required by House Bill 915, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2023), and Texas Labor Code Chapter 104A.

(b) Definitions:

(1) In this section, "Employee" and "Employer" shall have the meanings established under Texas Labor Code §104A.001.

(2) "Notice" means a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

(c) Each employer shall post the notice described in subsection (b) of this section:

(1) in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business;

(2) in sufficient locations to be convenient to all employees; and

(3) in English and Spanish, as appropriate.

(d) A notice under this subchapter complies with Texas Labor Code, Chapter 104A, if, at a minimum, the following is conveyed:

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(e) The Agency will make an electronic copy of the Reporting Workplace Violence poster available on the Agency's website, which will be free of charge and allow employers to print a copy of the poster.

Source Note: The provisions of this §800.600 adopted to be effective January 8, 2024, 49 TexReg 59