Liquor liability is a huge problem for craft breweries. In fact, it’s among the three most severe craft brewery losses, according to data from The Hanover Insurance Group. Read More…
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Care About Your Brewery Air Quality
Did you know your brewery air quality is very important to the health and safety of its workers, and to the longevity of the brewery itself? Read More…
Quiet Down!
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that about 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous sound levels on the job, according to data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Read More…
Focus on the Forklift
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that, according to OSHA, forklifts cause an estimated 85 fatal accidents per year. That’s in addition to 34,900 accidents that result in serious injury and 61,800 that are non-serious. Read More…
Brewery Safety: Managing Hazardous Chemicals
Breweries don’t require large supplies or varieties of chemicals in order to function. But they do use cleaners and sanitizers to keep brewery equipment safe to operate. Those materials can cause serious injury if they come in contact with skin and are not immediately washed off. Similarly, breweries may keep some flammable liquids on hand (for instance, blends of isopropyl alcohol for sanitizing brewery equipment). Read More…
Resolve to Focus on Brewery Worker Safety
Your brewery’s workers are your greatest asset.
They are the people who keep the business up and running. Your team allows you to brew beer, to manage your inventory, to serve customers, and to grow the business.
So in 2022, why not make a New Year’s resolution to focus on their safety? After all, safe employees are secure employees… and happy employees. And that can only be good for your brewery. Read More…
A Gift to Your Brewery: A Thorough Insurance Review
This is a great time of year for a craft brewery insurance review–and making any updates necessary to protect your equipment, your workers, and your business as a whole. Read More…
How to Stay Safe in Confined Spaces
Confined spaces pose a significant danger if not approached with care. In 2009, a welder who entered a fermentation tank to seal a crack set himself on fire when he lit his blowtorch in the space, which was oversaturated with oxygen. In 2011, a fermentation tank exploded at a Vermont brewery. (Of course, confined spaces are a risk for reasons other than air quality. In 2010 alone, close to 30 people died in grain entrapment incidents in the United States.) Read More…
Is Your Brewery Ready for the End of Daylight Saving Time?
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that studies have shown sufficient sleep can sharpen the memory, improve physical stamina, reduce stress levels, and spark creativity.
Prevent Employee Theft
During this Crime Prevention Month, Beall Brewery Insurance would like to remind craft brewery owners and operators to take steps to protect their businesses from employee theft. Read More…
