In this podcast, Kevin Bland (a shareholder in Ogletree’s Orange County office) and Karen Tynan (the West Coast chair of the firm’s Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group and a shareholder in the Sacramento office) unpack the unique challenges and operational considerations encountered by employers in the retail industry in California, including hazard identification, implementation of safety plans and training programs, and commonly-issued citations. Karen, who is also a co-chair of the firm’s Workplace Violence Prevention Practice Group, and Kevin also discuss workplace violence prevention strategies, the importance of communicating (and making available to employees) the company’s safety policies and practices, and other retail industry-specific issues for employers to consider.