Paperwork checklist
Brewery & taproom
11 documents on the list. We sell 5 of them today and 5 we do not have yet, with 1 more this trade carries that we will not call a requirement.
Where a line came from is printed beside it. This is where the trade starts, not a complete legal inventory — and where it says a regulator asks for something without naming a rule, that rule is set state by state.
- Emergency action planOn our shelf
REGA regulator asks for this.29 CFR 1910.38
- Written hazard communication program (chemicals on site)On our shelf
REGA regulator asks for this.29 CFR 1910.1200
- Employee handbook & new-hire onboardingOn our shelf
OURSNot a rule we can point at — this is what the trade gets asked for.
- Written employee handbookOn our shelf
OURSNot a rule we can point at — this is what the trade gets asked for.
- Written standard operating proceduresKit — several filesOn our shelf
OURSNot a rule we can point at — this is what the trade gets asked for.
- Taproom alcohol service policyWe do not have it
REGA regulator asks for this, and which one depends on your state.
- Employee health & illness reporting policyWe do not have it
REGA regulator asks for this, and which one depends on your state.
- Food safety plan / HACCP-style written controlsWe do not have it
REGA regulator asks for this.21 CFR 117.1
- Daily cleaning & sanitation logWe do not have it
OURSNot a rule we can point at — this is what the trade gets asked for.
- Invoice & estimate packWe do not have it
OURSNot a rule we can point at — this is what the trade gets asked for.
- TTB brewer's notice & excise recordNot a requirement we can stand behind
REGA regulator asks for this.27 CFR part 25
2 of these change from one state to the next. What we sell is written to the federal baseline; a state that runs its own programme can ask for more.
Missing something you know this trade needs? Tell us and it goes on the build list.