Serve It Right Saskatchewan flashcards

SIRS certification rules · s. 7 Mandatory server training

s. 7 Mandatory server training — key rule 1

Everyone employed in the sale or service of beverage alcohol in a retail store or on permitted premises must complete a server training program approved by SLGA.

SIRS certification rules · s. 7 Mandatory server training

s. 7 Mandatory server training — key rule 2

A permittee may not employ anyone in the sale or service of alcohol unless that person has completed the approved program.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 1

Serve It Right Saskatchewan (SIRS) is the approved social responsibility course, delivered by Tourism Saskatchewan's Workforce Development department; it aims to reduce underage drinking, over-consumption, impaired driving, violence and other alcohol-related harms.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 2

It applies to retail stores, restaurants, taverns and special use facilities: owners and paid employees involved in selling or serving alcohol must be certified.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 3

Owners who will be actively involved in sale or service must be certified before SLGA issues the permit; SLGA may hold a permit renewal if the owner has no valid SIRS certificate.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 4

Employees must be certified before they start work, and owners must make sure of it.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 5

Roles needing SIRS include active owners, managers, supervisors, bartenders, servers, hosts, security, retail sales staff and home delivery staff.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 6

Kitchen staff, bus persons and cleaning staff, who do not sell, serve or deliver alcohol, do not need SIRS.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 7

Volunteers are not employees and do not need SIRS, but SLGA encourages permittees to require it.

SIRS certification rules · Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training

Ch. II s. 10 Mandatory server intervention training — key rule 8

For a corporation, all officers and directors and any shareholders involved in sale or service need SIRS; those with no role in day-to-day decisions or operations do not.