Serving It Right

What is SIR designed for?

1. People working in tourism and hospitality,

Special Event Permits.

2. Keeping customers and the public safe while allowing them to enjoy the benefits and pleasures of a drink.

3. Encouraging a responsible, caring and professional approach to the serving of alcohol.

True or False: Alcohol is one of the top three leading risk factors for death from cancer

True

True or False: One in three people experience harm from someone else's drinking

True

How many deaths are alcohol related in BC every year?

1800

What percent of car crashes in BC are related to alcohol?

40%

Can a judge assign a % of the fault from an alcohol-related incident to the commercial hosts (owners, managers and staff) ?

Yes

What is a standard drink size for wine, beer and hard liquor?

Wine - 5oz (12%)

Beer/Cider - 12 oz (5%)

Hard Liquor - 1.5 oz hard liquor (40%)

What is max standard drinks per day for a healthy man per day? Special occasion?

3, 4

What is max standard drinks per day for a healthy woman per day? Special occasion?

2, 3

When is alcohol off limits?

-Driving

-Taking medication

-High risk activities

-When not recommended

-Pregnant

-Making important decisions

Have no many 2 drinks in how many hours?

3 hours

What is a responsible beverage service program designed to do?

Responsible Beverage Service is designed to reduce alcohol-related problems in establishments licensed to sell or serve alcohol.

2. What is the difference between a food-primary licence and a liquor-primary licence?

A food-primary licence is issued to restaurants where the service of food is the primary focus. The main focus for establishments with a liquor-primary licence is hospitality, entertainment or beverage service.

What percent of Canadians drink in risky ways at least once a month?

20%

A person who is legally impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of .08% takes how long to become completely sober?

More than 5 hours.

At what blood alcohol concentration can enforcers administer penalties to drivers?

0.05% and above

What is intoxication?

When a person does not have the normal use of physical or mental faculties

True or false: By law, no one in BC is allowed to sell or serve alcohol to a person who is intoxicated or apparently intoxicated.

True

Does alcohol make you happy?

No, alcohol is a depressant.

True or false: Mixing drinks increases intoxication.

False - but may increase hangover.

Does alcohol warm the body?

No, it opens the pores, increasing perspiration which lowers body temperature.

Why is your risk of getting intoxicated higher if you are female?

Women generally have more body fat and less body water to dilute alcohol. Women also have lower levels of the metabolizing enzyme required to break down alcohol.

Does food absorb alcohol?

No, it only slows the process down.

What was mixed?

Intensified sedation

Excessive dizziness

Antihistamine (cold and allergy medicine)

What was mixed?

Intensified sedation

Significantly slowed breathing

Cold bluish skin

Loss of consciousness

Narcotic pain relievers

What was mixed?

Severe drowsiness

Depressed or even arrested cardiac & respiratory functions

Sedatives (sleeping pills)

What was mixed?

Intensified impairment in concentration, perception, reaction and control

Cannabis

What was mixed?

Intensified euphoria

Sudden heart, respiratory failure

Cocaine

What was mixed?

Reduced feeling of intoxication resulting in overconsumption (binge drinking)

Reduced drowsiness due to caffeine acting as a stimulant

More at risk for dangerous behavioursAlcohol and energy drinks

Energy Drinks

What are 4 conditions that can be mistaken for signs of intoxication?

Diabetes, hypoglycemia, epilepsy and Alzheimer's

What BAC % can cause a person to lose consciousness?

.30%

At what BAC % could a person go into a coma or die?

.40%

What is the only way to calculate BAC %?

Use a Breathalyzer or conduct a blood test.

Approximately what % of fatal crashes involve alcohol?

35%

Courts in BC have assigned up to what percent of the blame to establishments that allow intoxicated patrons to drink and drive and then cause injury or death to other citizens?

50%

When intoxicated patrons injure themselves due to hazardous conditions or activities on the licensees' premises, courts in BC have assigned up to what percent of the blame to the establishment?

75%

The main legislation that regulates the sale and service of alcohol in BC is called what?

The BC Liquor Control and Licensing Act

Define "Duty of Care"

Both the licensee and servers have a legal obligation to protect patrons and others from harm that can result from the activity of drinking, whether that harm occurs on or off the premises.

What is the minimum penalty for serving under-age guests?

10-day licence suspension or $7,500 fine

The first piece of identification must:

be issued by a government agency and

include the person's name, birth date and picture.

Driver's licence (including out-of-province), passport, citizenship card, First Nations status card, federal Firearms Possession and Acquisition licence, National Defence ID.)

Secondary ID examples can include:

Credit cards, bank cards, university or college student ID cards, interim driver's licences (issued by ICBC), BC Transit ProPASSes, Canadian Blood Services donor cards, Transport Canada's Pleasure Craft Operator's Cards, Aeroplan cards or other ID that include an imprint of the person's name and either the person's signature or the person's picture.

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