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MAKe SURe eMPLOYeeS KNOW! Schedule TAM Training Today
BY MOLLY MCKee
begin by taking a pre-test, which will help them gauge their knowledge prior to the class. The rest of the session consists of a training session by a certified instructor, a video and a workbook. Afterward, they are tested again. Those who pass the test receive a certificate and a TAM certification card that they can keep in their wallet. These classes are $25 per student for OLBA member establishments and $60 per student for non-members. The online class option is $50 per student and is available at www.olba.org . Molly McKee, OLBA Management Team
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s we embark upon a new year, don’t forget that the OLBA has a program that can help you get ahead of the competition! TAM, or Techniques of Alcohol Management, is a comprehensive server training program that helps the permit holder maintain a responsible staff. This is not just for on premise establishments; with tastings of spirituous liquor in state agency stores, it is critical those individuals conducting the tastings get trained as well! TAM can help keep you aware of the legalities within the industry. The TAM program is a comprehensive program designed to give servers the knowhow to be alcohol servers. One of the most valuable aspects of the program sessions provide detailed information about state laws, as they relate to the alcohol beverage industry, along with information about the scientific effects of alcohol, how to recognize when a person is impaired and tips on dealing with the intoxicated. With the passage of HB 243, Ohio law requires those individuals conducting a spirituous liquor tasting in a state agency store complete an alcohol server training class! During a class session, students
TAM CAN HeLP KeeP YOU AWARe OF THe LeGALITIeS WITHIN THe INDUSTRY. Don’t wait until you’ve been cited for what your employees didn’t know. Have them trained before it is too late! The OLBA makes scheduling classes easier than ever. Here’s what you need: • A place to hold the class. Your establishment can work fine, but it needs to be in a quiet area away from the day-to-day operations of your business. It also needs to be large enough to set up classroom style for at least fifteen people. If you don’t have fifteen people don’t worry, there is also an online version of the class. • Three dates that can work for you. The classes are 3 ½ hours long so please be prepared to block out that much time on your chosen date. We can schedule the class at any time of day, depending on what works best for you.
the class for you. We assign a certified TAM instructor to your class and that’s it. The only thing left for you to do is to inform your employees and encourage them to attend. Some employers even make it mandatory. These classes are very beneficial to tavern owners. Sometimes, insurance agents even provide lower rates to tavern owners who have all their servers trained. For further information on how you can protect your establishment by giving your servers this valuable information, please call the OLBA State Office at 1-800-678-5995.
When you have decided upon these two things, call our office at 800-6785995 and we’ll get to work scheduling
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