Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training

Responsible Beverage Service Training is designed to educate owners, managers, servers and sellers at alcohol establishments about strategies to avoid illegally selling alcohol to underage youth and intoxicated customers.

What is this strategy?

Catalog of Prevention Strategies (Responsible Beverage Service Training)

Responsible Beverage Service Training Overview (Town Hall Meetings)

Why Server Training?

Has this strategy been proven to be effective?

Grand Forks Compliance Rates from 2000-2013 as a Result of Mandatory Server Training 

Project ARM: Alcohol Risk Management to Prevent Sales to Underage and Intoxicated Persons

When should I consider implementing this strategy?
  • Youth are purchasing alcohol from retail outlets or at special events
  • Retail staff are not carding
  • There is a lack of trained serving staff
How do I implement this strategy?

Key Activities for Implementation:

  • Survey retailers to see which are providing staff with training
  • Train trainers to host/teach class
  • Work with retailers, council, commission, etc. to gain support for RBS Training
  • Provide regular RBS Trainings

Server Training Levels of Implementation

Responsible Beverage Service Training Implementation Toolkit (FACE)

RBS Toolkit and Best Practices

California’s RBS Best Practices

Have others implemented this strategy?

North Dakota Communities:

North Dakota Server Training Ordinances (Williston, Dickinson, Grand Forks, Fargo, Watford City, West Fargo)

Jamestown Responsible Beverage Service Training Ordinance

North Dakota Safety Council Responsible Beverage Server Training

Grand Forks Server Training Website

Fargo Server Training Website

Fargo Server Training Video (YouTube)

“Class aimed at awareness for area’s beverage servers” (Article, Rolette County)