John Chin, Hunter representative for Clubs NSW, says the warning was sent out by the body after an incident in Sydney, and he made sure to pass it on to his own staff.
Jye Parker, 23, was injured on Friday night when a keg exploded in a cool room at the club as he was releasing air from it.
The trained bar worker was rushed to John Hunter Hospital, and woke up from an induced coma on Saturday after having part of his left arm amputated.
The explosion was so loud it rocked the club, and staff and patrons initially thought a bomb had gone off.
Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to the club just after 8pm and quickly evacuated around 40 people.
Mr Chin says there is a risk involved when tapping beer kegs.
"There was a general warning being issued to our clubs following a similar incident in Sydney," he says.
"You're dealing with a high-pressure situation with the gas and obviously there are some ways in which things can go wrong.
"It's just a matter of following the proper procedures, the gas that's used has got to be the proper one, there could be leakages."
Mr Chin says he will be interested to find out what actually happened in the explosion that injured Jye, and will be passing on details to the clubs conference he's attending on the Gold Coast.
"It's just one of those unfortunate situations where as much as you try to be safe, sometimes things do go wrong.
"And it's just a shame that this young gentleman, Jye, copped it full face.
"I think he was lucky to be alive."
Work Cover NSW is investigating the incident.
John Chin spoke to Jill Emberson on 1233 ABC Newcastle Mornings.
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