Carbon Dioxide: Silent but Deadly

“I had thought fermentation was controlled death.”  — Michelle Zauner I enjoy touring distilleries. I love seeing the process of making whiskey, but I’m usually taken aback when we get to the fermentation step. Occasionally, the fermenters are enclosed and vent to the roof. Most fermenters that I see, however, are open top vats. This [...]

By |2025-11-06T11:11:31-06:00October 2nd, 2025|Chemicals, Craft Distillery Safety, Gas, Process Safety, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Carbon Dioxide: Silent but Deadly

Ventilation: What is Adequate?

“There is nothing that this age, from whatever standpoint we survey it, needs more, physically, intellectually, and morally, than thorough ventilation.”  — John Ruskin I worked on a project once that required me to spend a lot of time in the control building. It was a substantial building with a kitchen and breakroom, several offices, [...]

By |2025-01-16T13:31:00-06:00February 23rd, 2023|Process Safety, Workplace Safety|Comments Off on Ventilation: What is Adequate?
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