VASCM: Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Program
Ed Muns
ed at munsvineyard.com
Tue Jun 7 23:35:26 GMT 2022
I completed this training and was certified in April completely online, including registration. Nothing via paper mail, all on a PC with Internet. Regards,EdMuns Vineyard
-------- Original message --------From: Jeff Griffin <griffinhillvineyards at gmail.com> Date: 6/7/22 16:26 (GMT-08:00) To: mary at munsvineyard.com Cc: vascm at lists.kkn.net Subject: Re: VASCM: Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Training Program Heads up - to kick off the process, you need to set up an account. As part of that process you’ll be asked for a “validation code”. This is something you get in the mail. I didn’t recall getting this, so I went to the ABC site FAQs and found this:ABC is mailing validation codes in phases, beginning June 3, 2022. The phased implementation will allow ABC to work with a smaller group of licensees to provide better assistance. Each phase is scheduled for a two-week time period but may be adjusted based on the licensee support required for each phase. A separate validation code letter will be mailed for each license number.Phase 1 – Types 41 and 47Phase 2 – Types 23, 42, 48, and 75Phase 3 – Type 02Phase 4 – All other license types subject to RBS requirementsPhase 5 – All license types not subject to RBS requirementsHurry up and stop ;-)Jeff GriffinGriffin Hill Vineyards, LLC650-799-3327www.griffinhillvineyards.comOn Jun 7, 2022, at 2:53 PM, Mary Lindsay <mary at munsvineyard.com> wrote:
Jeff and everyone, hi:
The new Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) certification, by Aug.
31, is for "an alcohol server is
defined as anyone that is employed at an ABC on-premises
licensed establishment who is responsible for checking
identifications, taking customer orders, and pouring or
delivering alcoholic beverages.". So if you are pouring or
serving wine you will need to go through the certification.
Below is an announcement from the ABC, including the steps to
take. There are numerous online certification programs. Family
Winemakers recommends these two: Central Coast RBS
and Crystal Hartz.
Find more directly on the ABC
website here,
including access to a list of certification providers.
Thanks much,
Mary Lindsay
Muns Vineyard
California’s Mandatory
Alcohol Server Training Deadline Draws Near
Alcoholic beverage
servers and managers at over 56,000 businesses
must be trained and
certified by August 31, 2022
Sacramento –The
deadline for alcohol servers and their managers at over 56,000
businesses to meet mandatory training under a new law is rapidly
approaching. The new law goes into effect on July 1, 2022,
and by August 31, 2022, every alcohol server and their managers
must be trained under Assembly Bill
1221 and Assembly Bill
82. AB 1221 defines an
alcohol server as anyone that is employed at an ABC on-premises
licensed establishment who is responsible for checking
identifications, taking customer orders, and pouring or
delivering alcoholic beverages.
Alcohol servers
and their managers must have a valid Responsible Beverage
Service (RBS) certification from the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC). Servers and their managers must pass an
online ABC administered RBS exam by August 31 to be
certified. If they are newly hired, they must pass the exam and
be certified 60 days from the first date of employment. ABC
developed the RBS program by holding meetings around the state
with stakeholders to gather input to determine the best method
of meeting the new training mandate. Based on input, ABC created
the RBS training
portal. The portal provides
access to an alcoholic beverage training service and
certification program to address the requirements of AB 1221.
RBS Training and Certification
is a Three-Step process: Register with ABC as a Server on
the RBS Portal
Take RBS training from an
approved RBS Training Provider
Return to the RBS Portal to
take ABC’s alcohol server certification exam.
The portal allows
servers and managers to complete these steps. They can register
as a server, search for training providers, and complete the
exam all in one place.
“The development
of the RBS portal is a major accomplishment. The entirety of the
certification process is online, including the ability to accept
online payments,” said Licensing Division Chief Jaime Taylor.
“The RBS training program is designed to provide licensees,
managers, and servers with the tools and knowledge needed to
promote responsible consumption, reduce youth access to alcohol,
and make communities safe.”
Alcohol servers
and their managers play an important public safety role. Over
9,000 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in
California between 2009 and 2018, according to the Centers for
Disease Control. A Rutgers
University study shows some
states that implemented responsible beverage service laws saw a
drop in deaths involving underage drinking drivers.Oregon was
the first state to adopt a mandatory alcohol server program in
1986, and by 1989 single-vehicle-nightime crashes were reduced
by 23 percent according to a joint study by the Prevention Research Center
and University of Minnesota. By working with approved training
providers, ABC hopes to reduce incidents like these, as well as
other alcohol-related harm.
Prospective RBS
training providers are still being encouraged to submit their
applications to ABC on the RBS Portal. ABC reviews the trainer
applications to determine if they meet the standards for
certification to train servers to serve alcohol safely and
responsibly.
ABC protects
communities through education and by administering prevention
and enforcement programs designed to increase compliance with
California’s alcoholic beverage laws.
ABC is a
department of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing
Agency.
On 07-Jun-22 14:12, Jeff Griffin wrote:
Hey all of you who are 02 Winegrowers,
An associate contacted the CA ABC today and was told that
the new Responsible Beverage Service (RBS)
Training Program and its training and certification are
required for “anyone pouring a drink” (I’m getting this
third hand, so I guess we can assume this relates to a
pourer that is selling alcohol). If that’s true, all of us
02 winegrowers are responsible for getting ourselves and
anyone else pouring for us certified.
Has anyone here gotten that same
interpretation of the new law? Have you taken the
training? Any recommendations?
Jeff Griffin
Griffin Hill Vineyards, LLC
650-799-3327
www.griffinhillvineyards.com
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