Utah EASY Bartender Alcohol Awareness Training

Utah alcohol awareness training ensures that alcohol service remains fun and rewarding, but also a job that is to be taken seriously. When alcohol is involved, people -- and situations -- can sometimes get out of control.

Therefore, a bartender, or alcohol seller-server, needs to be prepared for difficult people and situations and be aware of their own liability and the need to protect themselves professionally and personally. That's why alcohol awareness training is necessary.

Benefits of Alcohol Awareness Training

  • Educates bartenders and servers about responsible alcohol consumption and offer strategies for protecting guests, employers, and themselves.
  • Details the physiological effects of alcohol and offer important information about legal liability.
  • Helps further a career as a professional bartender or alcohol server.
  • May be required by a state or municipality to sell or serve alcohol.
  • May be required for employment by an establishment: bar, restaurant, hotel, tavern, night club, banquet hall, liquor store, grocery store, convenience store and/or gas station.
  • Educates owners, managers and staff on liability, state laws, and local ordinances regarding alcohol service.

Legal Protection
It has become increasingly necessary for servers of alcohol to protect themselves legally. Due to draw-shop liability laws, servers themselves can be held responsible for any harm that intoxicated or underage guests perpetrate on themselves or others. So, it is important for alcohol servers to be aware of their liability and to protect themselves.

Utah Alcohol Server Requirements
Utah law requires every person who serves alcohol in a restaurant, club, bar or tavern, to complete an alcohol training and education within 30 days of employment and re-certify every 3 years. Title 62A-15-401 of the Utah Code requires alcohol servers to complete an Alcohol Certification Course.

Approved and recognized by the Utah Department of Human Services.
Utah Approved Alcohol Server Education Program Provider: (Learn2serve)

Utah Eliminate Alcohol Sales To Youth (EASY) Alcohol Seller Training
Utah Eliminate Alcohol Sales to Youth (EASY) alcohol training is for anyone who sells beer, wine or spirits at a convenience store or grocery store. Learn how to recognize intoxication, how to check ID’s, minors and alcohol, Utah state specific seller laws and many other skills to help you keep your customers and your business safe.


Utah Alcohol Awareness Training Info

  • Alcohol Server Awareness Training
  • State Contact Info
  • State Regulations

Utah Alcohol Awareness Training Course

Course Description
The alcohol seller-server awareness training course educates a student with the necessary knowledge of the proven techniques needed to be a responsible server of alcohol, the laws regarding alcohol service, and to provide a safe environment for customers. Specifically, you will learn to:

  • Understand the physiological effects of alcohol;
  • Use behavioral cues to assess intoxication levels in guests;
  • How to refuse a sale to an intoxicated guest;
  • How to prevent and deal with disturbances;
  • How to accurately check IDs and recognize minors;
  • Understand your liability and how to protect yourself and your establishment; and
  • How to prevent second-party sales.

Audience: Employees in establishments that sell and serve alcohol in bars, restaurants, hotels, taverns, night clubs, concessions, banquet halls: bartenders, bar backs, servers and managers.

Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Course Outline

  • Lesson 1: Introduction
  • Lesson 2: How Alcohol Affects the Body
  • Lesson 3: Recognizing Intoxicated Customers
  • Lesson 4: Preventing Disturbances
  • Lesson 5: Minors and Liability
  • Lesson 6: Second-Party Sales
  • Lesson 7: How to Refuse a Sale
  • Lesson 8: State Laws

End of Course Test & Certificate
At the conclusion of the training, the learner will be tested on their knowledge of the learning objectives and content. Upon successfully passing the exam with a minimum of 70%, the learner will be able to download a training course certificate.

Utah Alcohol Regulatory Agency

In 1987, Utah became the second state in the country to require training for all on-premise alcohol servers. The Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is responsible for the control over the importation, distribution, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages, which applies to all retailers, suppliers, and wholesalers who are licensed to manufacture, sell, serve, transport, or store liquor in the State of Utah.

Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
1625 South 900 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84130
Phone (801) 977-6800
Web: http://www.alcbev.state.ut.us/

Utah - Alcoholic Beverage Statutes, Rules and Regulations