Distilling can be loads of fun. It also carries some risk in the workplace. Consider the size and weight of the machinery you’re using. Consider that you’re boiling thousands of liters of liquid, and collecting the vapors. Consider that you have to heat that equipment with boilers. There’s risk indeed, and while nobody wants to envision a worst case scenario of a bad workplace injury, it can happen. If it does, you’ll want to be covered with proper workers comp.
Of course, all businesses with four or more regular employees are required to have Florida workers compensation coverage.
Beyond that requirement though, it’s certainly a smart move for the craft brewing sector. Consider what you’re dealing with in terms of hundreds or thousands of liters of hot liquid, all types of big, heavy duty machinery, and much more. Add a tasting room the mix and you have service and customers to deal with, too. Plenty of reasons you won’t want to have any fitful, uneasy nights worry about your lack of insurance.