Health and Safety in the Brewhouse [with American Beer Professional, Teri Fahrendorf]

Ask any brewer in the industry about a near-miss they've had in the brewhouse and you'll be met with countless stories, some told as anecdotes and some recounted with tentative trepidation, most of all ending with the sentence, 'It could have been so much worse!' But for some, unfortunately, near-misses aren't misses at all: they are fully fledged accidents and incidents, often resulting in life-altering injuries, hospitalisation and debilitation. In the worse case scenarios, even death. Health and safety is paramount in the beer business. Whether you're a distributor operating a folk-lift truck to take a delivery of badly strapped kegs, or a brewer making do with *that* ladder up to the brew kettle (again!), it only takes a moment - a flash - for such an accident to happen. American brewmaster [Teri Fahrendorf](www.terifahrendorf.com) knows this all too well. In 1989, she suffered 3rd degree burns on 11% of her body on account of a badly designed brewhouse and lived to tell the tale. Some of the others, as she recounts in this episode, weren't so fortunate. This is episode is pivotal listening for all involved in brewing and manual handling; a stark reminder that it's better to put procedures and practices in place *now* before it's too late. For more information on Teri and her work in the American beer industry, visit her website at [www.terifahrendorf.com](www.terifahrendorf.com) --- Today’s show is sponsored by Premier Systems, creators of BrewMan, the UK’s No.1 brewery management software, used by over 200 breweries and distilleries of all sizes. The end-to-end system covers all back office functions such as CRM, stock control, distribution, cask tracking, reporting, raw material purchase ordering and traceability. BrewMan helps brewers focus on making great beer, not doing paperwork. BrewMan is a cloud-based subscription service with no long term contracts or any upfront set up fees and starts from just £20 a month. If you would like more information about BrewMan, or book a demo of the software, please get in touch at **+44(0)2380 811 100**, email at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or visit [premiersystems.com](http://premiersystems.com). --- - Follow us on social media [@hopforwardbeers](www.twitter.com/hopforwardbeers) - [Subscribe to the Hop Forward Podcast on iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hop-forward-getting-you-ahead-in-brewing-beer-business/id1441536587?mt=2&ls=1#episodeGuid=http://hopforward.beer/?p=1990) and leave us a review - Visit our website [www.hopforward.beer](www.hopforward.beer) for more articles, podcasts and insights like this one, and see how you can get ahead in the brewing and beer business through one of our services.