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Many Brewers Association member breweries have been contacted by their local scrap yards letting them know that someone has tried to sell one or more of their kegs for scrap value. At 30 pounds empty weight, a typical stainless steel …Read More
By Dana Garves Many brewpubs are eager to implement quality control, but are hesitant for a number of reasons. The main concern is that quality control (QC) is too expensive for a brewpub budget. This is a common misconception; in …Read More
As we’ve grown, we are seeing an increased handling of full kegs throughout the brewery. One of our crew recently developed a tendon strain in his wrist from moving kegs. We had always been focused on the safety aspects of …Read More
I have a question regarding brewery safety plans. Is it generally more effective for breweries to research and train employees on brewery safety or to hire a safety consultant to create a site specific safety plan? Where do insurance providers …Read More
It's important to ensure the safety of all brewery visitors. These best practices will help you consider potential hazards and eliminate them. Read More
How do I properly dispose of used acid/caustic containers? The Safety Exchange Says: The first concern here is that no one reuses emptied hazardous materials containers for food or drinking water. When dispensing the last of the contents carefully rinse the …Read More
Why do we need to keep the Material Safety Data Sheets on file for 30 years, even if we no longer use the products? The Safety Exchange Says: OSHA requires 30-year retention of Safety Data Sheets or SDSs (formerly called MSDSs), …Read More
My brewery just had a close call with a forklift. I read that everyone that operates a forklift needs to be certified. The brewery is small and, according to the owners, we don’t have it in our budget to get …Read More
We have a policy that has been hard to enforce: we require that all trucks loading or unloading at our dock use wheel chocks. Neither the drivers nor our staff regularly take the time to do that. Can you give …Read More
Are there any good, low cost resources available to me to institute a lift truck training and safety program? The Safety Exchange Says: As you must know by now, OSHA states “All powered industrial truck operators must be trained and certified …Read More
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