Boilovers and Burns: Avoidance and Response

Craft Brewers Conference 2024
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Speakers: Matt Stinchfield

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Heat energy is essential to brewing, but it can also result in life-changing injuries. In this session, gather expert advice on how to avoid and respond to kettle boilovers, scalds from hot liquids and steam, and direct contact burns.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the causes and controls of kettle boilovers and other brewery burns with hazard assessment
  • Find out where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) lands on the whole burn question
  • Learn over two dozen inexpensive and effective hazard controls
  • Plan for burn emergencies and learn how not to treat burns
  • Leave informed and serious about burn avoidance

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