Craft brewers

From brew pubs to regional breweries, the craft brewer business has been growing steadily for a decade—increasing 10 percent in dollar value in 2016 according to the Brewers Association—and providing hundreds of thousands of jobs and an astounding $23.5 billion in retail dollar value.

Unique risks to the health and safety of workers and impediments to the bottom line profits may be challenging for this pioneering business, but they can be controlled.

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  Ergonomics interactive toolkit

  Any working position requires the right combination of conditions to prevent injury and keep employees on the job. Evaluating the job and finding solutions to prevent ergonomic injuries is easier with this interactive online tool, which can help your business identify ergonomic risks and create a plan to help prevent them.

  
  

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  Sample slip, trip and fall prevention program

  Slips and falls are among the most common—and the most costly—injuries in almost any industry, and breweries are no exception. But a comprehensive plan can help prevent many of these incidents and keep your business safer for patrons and employees alike.
  
  

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  Controlling the business interruption exposure

  Analyzing and assessing the possible risks is the first step to helping to control the potential interruptions your business might face. Learn more about these steps, and the next ones to take to keep your business up and running no matter what the interruption.
  
  

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• Basics of machine safeguarding
• Business continuity planning in action: a guide to keep your business ready for an emergency
• Commercial cooking fire safety checklist
• Commercial cooking using solid fuels—fire safety checklist
• Craft brewers exposure guide
• Equipment breakdown
• Forklift – self-inspection checklist
• Forklift hazard control checklist
• Machine guarding checklist
• Powered industrial trucks – daily checklist – combustion engine

• Powered industrial trucks – daily checklist – electric
• Preventing restaurant employee slips and falls
• Rapid reporting cuts workers' compensation claim cost
• Risk management when selling or serving alcohol
• Sample energy control (lockout/tagout) checklist
• Sample lockout/tagout policy
• Sample safety program: non-regulated fleets
• Work in confined spaces
• Workplace accident investigation policies
• Workplace accident investigation
• Workplace sample accident investigation form