The RSA Course Teaches That You Can Strictly NOT Serve Minors.

Everyone knows that it is illegal to serve alcohol to minors, yet it is emphasized by the RSA course. Just because it is illegal, does not mean that it does not happen. The key is making sure that you never serve a minor and that no minors are served in your workplace. There are many reasons that serving a minor is ALWAYS an unwise choice.

The Consequences – RSA Course Teaches

First, if you are caught, you and your coworkers can get fined or go to jail as the RSA Course teaches. The establishment may get fined, lose their license, and have to close. You will probably get fired, and it will be hard to find another bartending gig, with a charge on your record. You will have become a liability and therefore, “unhireable”. Before you ever even consider serving a minor, ask yourself if it is worth losing your job, reputation and cost of bartending school, for some kid’s buzz. If you ever answer with a yes, you should NOT serve alcohol professionally! Second, even if you are not caught, other minors will come around trying to get you to serve them. Once other kids hear that there is a bartender that serves minors, your bar can become a hotbed of trouble. Before long, you will get caught.

Thinking About The Child – RSA Course Teaches You To Look Out!

Another thing to think about is what is going to happen to that child once he or she leaves your bar, and the RSA Course teaches you to watch out for anyone leaving the bar intoxicated. Minors are notoriously bad drivers while sober, and if you get one intoxicated, the danger level increases, not just for the driver, but for all the people out on the road with them. If they do make it home, how do you think that their parents are going to react when they find out that their child was served in your bar? Do you really want to have to answer to an angry parent for getting their kid drunk? The police will only arrest you, but a Mama Bear may tear you to shreds! One way to identify an under aged drinker is simply to look at their ID, not once, but twice. Check age, eye color and look for the official markings of a genuine government issued ID. Make sure that the ID really belongs to the person holding it, by getting a good look at the picture and patron in good lighting. If eye color is different than what is stated, ask them to remove their contacts. If they can not, they need to leave. Make sure that minors are not drinking in your bar, by watching the crowd (this is something that the RSA course teaches). Keep an eye out for young looking people that never come to the bar, but have drinks. Ask the security to card them WHENEVER you feel that they may possibly be a minor. Make it a practice to ALWAYS ask for ID, no matter how old a patron looks. 21-81, no ID, no service! If you are ever uncomfortable serving someone, who you think might be a minor, don’t do it! If you ever come across a fake ID or a “borrowed” one, DO NOT give it back! Even if you have carded someone before, card them again if you feel it is necessary. The RSA course will teach you what to do with these ID’s and children. Management can not make you serve a minor, so if you know or feel that a customer is one, refuse service. It is your butt on the line.

So go online and get your Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate this week, this will mean you can work in any alcohol serving establishment and will know how to serve alcohol correctly (not to minors!)