SERVING IT RIGHT UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔zero alcohol limit - ✔✔driving
taking medication not to be mixed with alcohol
high risk activities
when not advised to drink by doctor
pregnant
making big decisions
responsible for the safety of others
✔✔Changing perception of alcohol - ✔✔increasing accountability assigned to owners,
managers and staff of licensed establishments to provide responsible beverage service
laws expanded result of legalization of non-medical cannabis
✔✔RBS impact - ✔✔Responsible beverage service: must be implemented in every
alcohol- serving establishment in BC
provides servers/managers and licensees with the knowledge to meet their
responsibilities including eliminating the sale and service of liquor to minors and
reducing over-consumption of alcohol on its own and in relation to other drugs like
cannabis in licensed establishments (SIR is a RBS)
✔✔what is RBS program designed to do? - ✔✔designed to reduce service-related
alcohol problems and encourage a responsible, caring and professional approach to
serving alcohol
✔✔what is sufficient to sober up an intoxicated person - ✔✔time
✔✔signs of intoxication - ✔✔sweating
loud volume
slurred speech
✔✔legal limit to operate a vehicle BAC - ✔✔Blood alcohol concentration cannot be
above 0.05%
enforcement can enforce administrative and monetary penalties against a driver with a
blood concentration of .05% or above
✔✔BAC - ✔✔blood alcohol concentration
BAC of 0.08% takes more than 5 hours to completely sober up
✔✔what is intoxication - ✔✔as a result of consuming alcohol an intoxicated person
does not have the normal use of physical or mental faculties
there is no single scientific measure that determines whether a person is intoxicated
since intoxication is an observed state
, therefore, determining whether a person is intoxicated requires observing a person's
mental and physical state and comparing that state and observed behaviour to a normal
person in full possession of their faculties
✔✔how does intoxication occur - ✔✔as alcohol reaches the stomach, some is absorbed
and promptly enters the bloodstream. Most of it passes on into the small intestine where
it is absorbed and also enters the bloodstream.
approx 90% of alcohol leaves the body after being processed by the liver, able to
process alcohol at a relatively fixed rate of one SD/HOUR
intoxication is increased when alcohol is being absorbed faster than is being processed
by the liver
✔✔effects of intoxication (timeline) - ✔✔as alcohol builds up in the body the activity of
the brain, heart, lungs may slow down
alcohol can be absorbed, enter bloodstream and travel to brain in as little as 3 MIN
early effects of alcohol include
impaired judgement/ loss of self-control/ lessening of inhibitions
later effects include (more alcohol reaches the brain) person's physical abilities become
significantly impaired
coordination is lost
✔✔apparently intoxicated - ✔✔a person who is intoxicated/ apparently intoxicated may
legally not be served alcohol
places a great deal of responsibility on the server to judge when a person is
approaching intoxication or is already intoxicated
✔✔factors influencing intoxication - ✔✔1:rate of consumption: sd/time
2:amount consumed: doubles
3:age: younger/healthier ppl break down alc faster process alcohol more efficiently
4:sex: women have more body fat and less body water lower levels of metabolizing
enzyme/ become intoxicated faster
5:bodyweight: overweight person becomes intoxicated faster than a muscular person
(fatty tissue contains less water so less capable of diluting alcohol)
food consumption: food slows the absorption of alcohol, after a full meal alcohol can
take up to six hours to reach the brain, (food slows the rate of absorption especially fatty
foods)
6:medication/drugs: many increase the effects of alcohol intensified state of intoxication
7:environment: surrounding and mood may trigger emotional responses
8:fatigue/stress: physical fatigue/stress makes person more susceptible to effects of
alcohol
9:tolerance: experienced drinkers develop a tolerance, prolonged regular drinking the
liver develops ability to break down alcohol faster, brain cells become less sensitive to
alcohol
this person will not exhibit visible intoxication, extra responsibility onto the service to not
underestimate
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔zero alcohol limit - ✔✔driving
taking medication not to be mixed with alcohol
high risk activities
when not advised to drink by doctor
pregnant
making big decisions
responsible for the safety of others
✔✔Changing perception of alcohol - ✔✔increasing accountability assigned to owners,
managers and staff of licensed establishments to provide responsible beverage service
laws expanded result of legalization of non-medical cannabis
✔✔RBS impact - ✔✔Responsible beverage service: must be implemented in every
alcohol- serving establishment in BC
provides servers/managers and licensees with the knowledge to meet their
responsibilities including eliminating the sale and service of liquor to minors and
reducing over-consumption of alcohol on its own and in relation to other drugs like
cannabis in licensed establishments (SIR is a RBS)
✔✔what is RBS program designed to do? - ✔✔designed to reduce service-related
alcohol problems and encourage a responsible, caring and professional approach to
serving alcohol
✔✔what is sufficient to sober up an intoxicated person - ✔✔time
✔✔signs of intoxication - ✔✔sweating
loud volume
slurred speech
✔✔legal limit to operate a vehicle BAC - ✔✔Blood alcohol concentration cannot be
above 0.05%
enforcement can enforce administrative and monetary penalties against a driver with a
blood concentration of .05% or above
✔✔BAC - ✔✔blood alcohol concentration
BAC of 0.08% takes more than 5 hours to completely sober up
✔✔what is intoxication - ✔✔as a result of consuming alcohol an intoxicated person
does not have the normal use of physical or mental faculties
there is no single scientific measure that determines whether a person is intoxicated
since intoxication is an observed state
, therefore, determining whether a person is intoxicated requires observing a person's
mental and physical state and comparing that state and observed behaviour to a normal
person in full possession of their faculties
✔✔how does intoxication occur - ✔✔as alcohol reaches the stomach, some is absorbed
and promptly enters the bloodstream. Most of it passes on into the small intestine where
it is absorbed and also enters the bloodstream.
approx 90% of alcohol leaves the body after being processed by the liver, able to
process alcohol at a relatively fixed rate of one SD/HOUR
intoxication is increased when alcohol is being absorbed faster than is being processed
by the liver
✔✔effects of intoxication (timeline) - ✔✔as alcohol builds up in the body the activity of
the brain, heart, lungs may slow down
alcohol can be absorbed, enter bloodstream and travel to brain in as little as 3 MIN
early effects of alcohol include
impaired judgement/ loss of self-control/ lessening of inhibitions
later effects include (more alcohol reaches the brain) person's physical abilities become
significantly impaired
coordination is lost
✔✔apparently intoxicated - ✔✔a person who is intoxicated/ apparently intoxicated may
legally not be served alcohol
places a great deal of responsibility on the server to judge when a person is
approaching intoxication or is already intoxicated
✔✔factors influencing intoxication - ✔✔1:rate of consumption: sd/time
2:amount consumed: doubles
3:age: younger/healthier ppl break down alc faster process alcohol more efficiently
4:sex: women have more body fat and less body water lower levels of metabolizing
enzyme/ become intoxicated faster
5:bodyweight: overweight person becomes intoxicated faster than a muscular person
(fatty tissue contains less water so less capable of diluting alcohol)
food consumption: food slows the absorption of alcohol, after a full meal alcohol can
take up to six hours to reach the brain, (food slows the rate of absorption especially fatty
foods)
6:medication/drugs: many increase the effects of alcohol intensified state of intoxication
7:environment: surrounding and mood may trigger emotional responses
8:fatigue/stress: physical fatigue/stress makes person more susceptible to effects of
alcohol
9:tolerance: experienced drinkers develop a tolerance, prolonged regular drinking the
liver develops ability to break down alcohol faster, brain cells become less sensitive to
alcohol
this person will not exhibit visible intoxication, extra responsibility onto the service to not
underestimate
