Sounds like you are using ArcGIS Workflow manager. In your step when launching an ArcMap document, have you considered using a document that has been customized? Check out the following help topic, Fundamentals of saving your customizations. You can hide the versioning toolbar (but not sure if that would prevent them from adding it manually).
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