Title – Barman tried over fatal tequilaSource – www.bbc.co.uk
Date –11th February 2009
This story may come from Germany, but can we honestly say that similar activities do not occur across the UK.
It is a tragedy that the real dangers of binge drinking are still not well recognised by the general public. These types of tragedies sadly occur on a regular basis as we have commented on before in the blog:
Killed by vodka binge
Killed by drink contest
It is because these risks are not always well recognised that people continue to binge drink thinking the worst that can happen is ‘the hangover from hell’, sadly the dangers in the short term and the long term are much more severe.
So it is for alcohol retailers to take their duty to Retail Alcohol Responsibly seriously. Apart from the punishments which personal licence holders and designated premises supervisors may face for failing in this respect and the censures which the premises licences would face such as closure orders, reviews and fines; this type of behaviour stands a real chance of attracting criminal charges, especially if someone under the age of 18 were to be involved.
There is a common misconception the responsible alcohol retailing is somehow the ‘fun police’ ruining a good night out or the ‘nanny state’ dictating what we should and shouldn’t do; however when properly understood it is neither. Alcohol is classed as a drug for a reason and those who retail it should have training to ensure they can retail it responsibly; to warn those who misunderstand the risk; to deter those who abuse alcohol; and to protect those made incapable by alcohol from further harm.
The drug alcohol can be enjoyed sociably, it adds to a sense of wellbeing and can be enjoyed in some moderation; but anyone who has ever been drunk, knows it lowers our inhibitions, it clouds our own judgement and our ability to know how much is too much. Sometimes retailers have to step in to make that decision for the customer; and never should the retailer, as happened here, be the instigator of the fatal dosage of alcohol.
At Beyond The Blue we run a number of courses for those working in the licensed retail sector to help them sell alcohol more responsibly. These include; The Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing (ARAR) designed for front-line staff to help them meet their statutory requirements; The National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (NCPLH) which qualifies candidates to apply for their personal licence; Our Conflict Management and Resolution (CMR) course compliments these courses to help employees deal with Workplace Violence and alcohol related disorder.
Please visit our website at www.btbl.co.uk or join us on our Facebook Page and our Facebook Group. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
Date –11th February 2009
This story may come from Germany, but can we honestly say that similar activities do not occur across the UK.
It is a tragedy that the real dangers of binge drinking are still not well recognised by the general public. These types of tragedies sadly occur on a regular basis as we have commented on before in the blog:
Killed by vodka binge
Killed by drink contest
It is because these risks are not always well recognised that people continue to binge drink thinking the worst that can happen is ‘the hangover from hell’, sadly the dangers in the short term and the long term are much more severe.
So it is for alcohol retailers to take their duty to Retail Alcohol Responsibly seriously. Apart from the punishments which personal licence holders and designated premises supervisors may face for failing in this respect and the censures which the premises licences would face such as closure orders, reviews and fines; this type of behaviour stands a real chance of attracting criminal charges, especially if someone under the age of 18 were to be involved.
There is a common misconception the responsible alcohol retailing is somehow the ‘fun police’ ruining a good night out or the ‘nanny state’ dictating what we should and shouldn’t do; however when properly understood it is neither. Alcohol is classed as a drug for a reason and those who retail it should have training to ensure they can retail it responsibly; to warn those who misunderstand the risk; to deter those who abuse alcohol; and to protect those made incapable by alcohol from further harm.
The drug alcohol can be enjoyed sociably, it adds to a sense of wellbeing and can be enjoyed in some moderation; but anyone who has ever been drunk, knows it lowers our inhibitions, it clouds our own judgement and our ability to know how much is too much. Sometimes retailers have to step in to make that decision for the customer; and never should the retailer, as happened here, be the instigator of the fatal dosage of alcohol.
At Beyond The Blue we run a number of courses for those working in the licensed retail sector to help them sell alcohol more responsibly. These include; The Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing (ARAR) designed for front-line staff to help them meet their statutory requirements; The National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (NCPLH) which qualifies candidates to apply for their personal licence; Our Conflict Management and Resolution (CMR) course compliments these courses to help employees deal with Workplace Violence and alcohol related disorder.
Please visit our website at www.btbl.co.uk or join us on our Facebook Page and our Facebook Group. For a complete list of Blog entries visit our National Press Archive page.
For more information on any of our services, please call us on 0845 602 55 95 or Contact Us.
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