Brewers Association » All Posts https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/forum/safety/feed/ Fri, 09 May 2025 03:04:16 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.9 en-US https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/make-things-more-safe-with-oshas-small-business-safety-app/#post-171726 <![CDATA[Make Things More Safe with OSHA’s Small Business Safety App]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/make-things-more-safe-with-oshas-small-business-safety-app/#post-171726 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:30:40 +0000 Adriana Terron This app is a great starting point for workplace employees to help identify and fix workplace hazards. It features self-inspection checklists and other safety and health resources for small to mid-sized businesses and is easy to use and well-organized. Complete checklists and add comments and photos. Checklists then categorize themselves into completed ones and ones that contain unaddressed issues. You can also favorite certain ones and share them.

 

The OSHA-NIOSH Small Business Safety and Health Handbook app is FREE to download from Apple’s App Store. While the checklists are intended for general industry and shouldn’t be used to assess compliance, this is a very handy tool for identifying hazards.

 

Whether your workplace falls under a state plan or federal OSHA requirements, everyone can benefit from using the app. None of the info is sent to OSHA; it’s just for your personal use to get organized and start improving the safety of your workplace. For more information, check out the CDC’s OSHA-NIOSH Small Business Checklist App page.

 

Other BA Hazard Analysis resources:

]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/get-your-osha-forms-in/#post-171107 <![CDATA[Get Your OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Forms In]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/get-your-osha-forms-in/#post-171107 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:03:55 +0000 Adriana Terron It’s January, which means we’re in the post-holiday half of winter now, but it’s almost Stout Month (!), and it’s time to get OHSA forms for work related illness and injury organized and prepped. You may be required to not just post some of your establishment’s injury and illness data but also electronically submit that data to OSHA.

 

Find out what applies to you by consulting the BA’s Annual OSHA Injury Reporting Reminder post, which includes everything you need to know (deadlines, what to submit, and how to do so). With more collected data, OSHA can more easily protect employees and help ensure the safety of brewery workforces. Happy New Year, everyone!

]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/introducing-a-new-ba-technical-series-chemical-companions/#post-169808 <![CDATA[Introducing a New BA Technical Series: Chemical Companions!]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/introducing-a-new-ba-technical-series-chemical-companions/#post-169808 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:42:43 +0000 Adriana Terron The BA’s Safety Subcommittee and staff are pleased to bring you a brand new safety series. Chemical Companions are handy one-pagers with information on common chemicals found in a brewery or beverage manufacturing space. Although they are no replacement for a chemical’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS), they provide application tips alongside crucial information on how to safely handle and store the chemical. One way to use them is to post them where the chemical is stored or typically dealt with. That way, the precautions are right in front of the eyes of the person actively using the chemical.

 

First up is Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH), commonly known as caustic, which presents many hazards yet can be handled safely if the dangers are well understood and accounted for.

 

Increase hazard communication effectiveness and awareness in your workplace with these Chemical Companions, and stay tuned for many more to come!

]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/top-10-osha-violations/#post-169620 <![CDATA[Top 10 OSHA Violations]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/top-10-osha-violations/#post-169620 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:08:09 +0000 Adriana Terron OSHA has recently listed the top 10 most cited standards from Fiscal Year 2023. The list is compiled from inspections of worksites by federal OSHA for all industries and serves as a good reminder of where oversights commonly lie.
  1. Fall Protection
  2. Hazard Communication
  3. Ladders
  4. Scaffolding
  5. Powered Industrial Trucks
  6. Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout)
  7. Respiratory Protection
  8. Fall Protection Training
  9. Eye and Face Protection
  10. Machinery and Machine Guarding

 

]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/october-is-national-protect-your-hearing-month/#post-168934 <![CDATA[Reply To: October is National Protect Your Hearing Month]]> https://www.brewersassociation.org/forums/topic/october-is-national-protect-your-hearing-month/#post-168934 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:11:46 +0000 Adriana Terron Adding an excellent CBC ’24 presentation on this topic too– Unheard-of Safety Risk: Occupational Noise Exposure. 

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