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Ladder Hazards

Is climbing a ladder leaned against a fermenter okay? Some of my cellaring tasks such as CIP, sanitizing, and dry-hopping require me to carry either reactive chemicals or bulk weight quantities of raw material up a ladder so that I …Read More

Managing Air Quality when working with DE

When we load diatomaceous earth (DE) into the filter, we have to open all the doors and windows because we see the DE in the air. How do we know when there is too much? The Safety Exchange Says: As you …Read More

CO2 Hazards

My coworkers and I aren’t sure if the burning nostrils we experience when we blow down a fermenter is CO2 or the volatiles from the beer. Can you enlighten us? How hazardous is CO2 anyways? The Safety Exchange Says: We are …Read More

Safety Sheets for Craft Brewers

Can a general/generic Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) be developed similar to some of the Department of Labor OSHA “Quick Cards” and references which focus on the craft brewing industry? Have you discussed, or is there a basic guideline for very small …Read More

Ventilation Needed Even in Small Brewhouses

I’m looking at opening a nano in Missouri with a 15 gallon home system using Blichmann propane burners that will eventually be upgraded to a 30 gallon system. Do I have to have a hood and/or do I need to …Read More

Inspecting Pressure Relief Valves

How often should PRVs be inspected and/or recalibrated to make sure they are functioning properly? Is there a good guide on how to recalibrate a PRV? I read somewhere that all PRVs made in the last decade or so had …Read More

How to Determine If an Injury Is Work-Related

How do I determine if an injury is “work-related”? What is required by OSHA for record keeping when it comes to workplace injuries? The Safety Exchange Says: A work-related injury from a Workers Compensation standpoint may differ from an OSHA-recordable injury or …Read More

Best Practice for Brewery Grain Dust Management

Our local building inspector is giving us grief over our grain dust procedures. We feel we have taken reasonable precautions, like an explosion proof motor on the mill, and enclosing the mill itself. However, I cannot find any documentation to …Read More

Developing a Safety Culture

My brewery is trying to become safer and I am reading a few articles that discuss OSHA compliance and safety culture. What does “safety culture” mean exactly? If you are OSHA compliant, does that mean you have safety culture? The Safety …Read More

Wearing PPE in the Cellar for Short Visits

I only spend about an hour or two in the cellar over the course of a week. Do I need to wear the same PPE as the cellarmen? The Safety Exchange Says: The OSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) standard requires that …Read More

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