When you think about worker health and safety, you probably focus on avoiding the pinch points on your canning line or making sure your team follows all the safety procedures when working in confined spaces. And, of course, your workers’ physical safety is very important! But mental health is also important—and a bigger issue than you may realize. Read More…
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Stress Management for the Craft Brewery
Stress is a fact of life for the craft brewery professional. 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.
Do Your Workers Know Your Brewery Emergency Response Plan?
Business owners already know the importance of having an emergency action plan to help them respond quickly in the event of a natural disaster, work-related injury, or other incident. But Beall Brewery Insurance would like to suggest that brewery owners and operators also have in place a brewery Emergency Response Plan that offers workers a framework to help them respond swiftly and successfully to an emergency. Read More…
Manage Brewery Machinery Hazards
Did you know that incidents involving machinery or tools rank in the three most frequent craft brewery workers’ compensation losses? Read More…
The Eyes Have It
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, each day about 2,000 US workers sustain work-related eye injuries requiring medical treatment. Eye injury has resulted in more than $300 million in lost time, medical expenses, and workers compensation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More…
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…
Get Organized with a Brewery Insurance Review
This Get Organized Month, Beall Brewery Insurance would like to suggest you take some time to focus specially on your brewery’s insurance package. 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.
How Can Your Brewery Celebrate National Safety Month?
If you’re looking for ways to help reduce injury (and workers comp costs) at your craft brewery, June is the month you’ve been waiting for. Read More…
