Tag Archives: worker’s comp

Beer Festival 101: Protecting Your Organization

Beer festivals are frequent (and welcome) occurrences throughout the year. So much so, in fact, that breweries might be forgiven for thinking they must be simple to organize.

But if you’ve participated in—or put together—a beer festival, you already know that such an event is far from simple. And event planning is both a science and an art (and that luck really helps make things run smoothly!). Read More…

Protect Your Brewery Workers in Confined Spaces

It’s not news that brewery workers face risk when working in confined spaces—but this horrifying story out of California may be news to you. Last year, a worker lowered into a 50-foot drainage shaft fell to his death.

Why?

The general contractor and the subcontractor on the job did not follow permit-required procedures for working in confined spaces.

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Craft Brewery Insurance Pointers

Opening a craft brewery may seem like the new American dream, whether you’re an avid homebrewer, a craft beer aficionado, or an entrepreneur at heart. “The idea of working in a field that provides so much pleasure to so many—and seems like so much fun—tugs at the imagination,” says Richard Beall of Beall Brewery Insurance. “But before would-be craft brewery operators take the plunge, there are a lot of issues to consider–and craft brewery insurance is at the top of the list.” Read More…