Brewery Safety

Part of the Master Brewers mission is to promote safe brewing ​practices by providing resources and education to brewers to help them create a safe and healthy work environment for all brewery employees.

Our goal is to provide brewery-specific health and safety technical program guidance and references to help employees easily understand regulatory and industry standards and practices.

Safety Program Templates

Below are links to sample brewery safety program templates that can be used in the development of your own safety documents.

Toolbox Talks

Our Toolbox Talks are brief guides on key brewery safety topics. We recommend them to be used for monthly brewery safety meetings or periodic reminders on topics specific to brewery safety.

Administration and Regulatory Affairs

Management Duties

Non-Brewery Personnel

OSHA & Risk Management

Seasonal & Weather

Brewery Operations

Chemical

Elevated Work

General & Equipment

Brewpub Safety & Emergency Response

Individual Health and Safety

Utilities

Safety Team Q & A

Other Resources

Below are additional resources related to brewery safety.

Brewery Safety Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to assure the information provided herein is complete and accurate, it is not intended to take the place of published rules, statutes, regulations or your responsibility concerning the use of proper procedures. The contents of these tools may not be relied upon as a substitute for​​ your responsibility to incorporate the most current text or information.

The Master Brewers Association of the Americas does not assume any responsibility for omissions, errors, misprinting or ambiguity contained within this publication and shall not be held liable in any degree for any loss, or injury, caused by such omissions, errors, misprinting, or ambiguity in this written program.

These written programs are designed to provide reasonably accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered and are current to the date of release. It is given with the understanding that the Master Brewers, or anyone associated with providing these written programs, are not engaged in rendering legal or other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.

It is your responsibility to establish effective written programs that describe your company’s procedures. Your individual policies may need to be more restrictive than the minimum requirements set forth by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the Occupational Safety, Health Administration (OSHA) or other government/non-government agency’s regulations/advisements and must be followed as directed by your written programs.

By continuing, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and accept this and will not hold the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, its members or any provider of content liable for incidents that may occur if you use this content.