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Safety is paramount at every stage of the brewing process. The resources in this section will guide you through recognizing the hazards in your brewery, finding ways to prevent accidents and promote a safe workplace, training yourself and your employees in safety best practices, and complying with OSHA regulations before the inspector shows up.

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Making Sense of OSHA 300, 300A and 301 Forms

OSHA Deadline Reminder: All breweries employing greater than 10 full-time workers must document all recordable work-related injuries or illnesses.Read More

Matt Stinchfield has been actively creating safer workplaces for over three decades He has focused on brewery safety for the last 18 years as a safety and loss control consultant to mid-sized and regional craft breweries and distilleries. Matt is currently Co-Chair of the Brewers Association’s safety subcommittee and sits on the Master Brewers Association of America’s food safety committee. Matt founded his own brewery, Ploughshare Brewing Company, in Lincoln, Nebraska in 2014.

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Emergency Preparedness and Natural Disasters

With Hurricane Florence on the horizon, the Safety Subcommittee would like to share some "Lessons Learned" to help you prepare your brewery for natural disasters and other emergencies.Read More

Technical Brewing Projects Manager

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville and Little Rock, Ark. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the technical committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, information technology and supply chain subcommittees, as well as the keg repatriation working group, to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members’ brewery operations.

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Taproom, Brewpub, and Kitchen Safety Roundtable

Craft Brewers Conference 2018 Cyrena Nouzille, Chris LaPierre, Matt Stinchfield, Paul Martinez

With increasing emphasis on direct beer sales at taprooms, brewpub, and restaurants, employees and owners cannot ignore safety issues pertinent to retail operations. Panelists from a single-unit brewpub, a brewpub chain, and a national beer-focused restaurant chain will discuss the …Read More

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Wire You Shocked? Electrical Safety in Breweries

Craft Brewers Conference 2018 Russell McCrimmon

This interactive discussion includes basic misunderstood fundamentals, practical everyday safe work practices, and basics of specialized equipment. Use “safety by design” to avoid common electrical equipment failure and provide practical human protection by applying regulations and codes. You will understand …Read More

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Hazard Assessment: New Tools for Busy Brewers

Craft Brewers Conference 2018 Matt Stinchfield

Prevention and protection are two cornerstones of workplace safety. When implementing effective hazard controls and developing reliable standard operating procedures, you will need to identify and understand potential hazards. Brewery safety professional Matt Stinchfield outlines the basic steps of a …Read More

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