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Best Practice for the Management of Confined Spaces in Breweries
Download Resource Appendix A: Sample Permits Appendix B: Sample Classification Appendix C: Atmospheric Testing The purpose of this document is to provide a helpful, consistent guideline for Brewers Association (BA) members to use when working in and around confined spaces in breweries. Employers and …Read More
Anti-Slip Boots Still Slippery
I wear anti-slip boots but still slip all the time at my brewery. Do I need to get better boots? The Safety Exchange Says: Breweries are inherently slippery places with their smooth floors, wet surfaces, and changing elevations. Anti-slip boots (remember …Read More
Best Practice for Disposing Used Acid/Caustic Containers
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
5S Safety System
A buddy of mine said his factory is using 5S to control safety. What is 5S? The Safety Exchange Says: The 5S system is a lean manufacturing concept that applies mostly to housekeeping, and therefore it can influence workplace safety. …Read More
Protection from Hot Liquids
I know of people who have been seriously burned in the brewery. How can we protect our brewers from hot liquids? The Safety Exchange Says: Most importantly, safety with begins with hazard recognition. Knowing how boiling wort can jump out of …Read More
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
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
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