Host, Monitor, and Server Guidelines
Dartmouth College
Graduate Student
Server/Monitor/Host Training
Why S/M/H Training?
- Encourage safe events
- Maintain fun events
- Informing individuals and organizations on college expectations
Definitions
Impaired: Slowing of mental and physical functioning, beyond initial relaxation.
Sober: Not impaired.
Intoxicated: Condition when such a person has consumed alcohol to the point that he or she is incapable, to a substantial extent, of employing the physical and mental abilities necessary to function.
Identifying Intoxication
Role of the Monitor
Before & During Event
Before: Clear entrance of obstructions.
- Monitors must be sober while working.
- Check ID’s
- Do not admit intoxicated individuals.
- Track the number of people at the event, so as not to exceed the fire code.
- Door monitors should take notice of students who are leaving through their door.
- Meet the roving monitor at appointed times and facilitates their walk through
Dosage
Role of the Server
Before Event
- Check that alcoholic beverages do not exceed the registered quantity.
- Insures that cups will serve 12oz of beer and 5 oz of wine.
- Set out alternative beverages and snacks.
Role of the Server:
During Event
- Servers must be sober while working in this capacity.
- Serve only legal age students
- Do not serve anyone who is intoxicated.
- Only one keg may be tapped at a time.
- Only one serving of alcohol should be dispensed to one individual at a time.
- Ensure that the designated serving area is attended by servers only.
Fire Codes
- Ensure fire capacity has not been exceeded.
- When you’re setting up, consider access to exits and furniture arrangements.• Ensure fire alarms are operating, fire extinguishers are present, and that fire exits are clear and lit.
- As a gauge: If you can’t walk from one side of a room to the other easily, it’s probably too crowded.
Role of the Hosts
Pre-Event
- Register your event with Safety and Security and the Graduate Studies Office (Kerry Landers)
- Review Graduate Student Event Management Procedures (SEMP)
- Be aware of fire codes for location of event.
Role of the Hosts
Before Event
- Check that servers and monitors are prepared.
- Make sure keg tags and wristbands are accessible.
- Check that alcoholic beverages do not exceed the registered quantity.
- Check that non-alcoholic beverages and food items are plentiful and desirable.
- Check on room set-up is appropriate for event.
Role of the Hosts
During Event
- DO NOT consume alcohol.
- Supervise Monitors and Servers.
- Contact S&S if the health and safety of others appears to be at risk.
- Ensure that no person under 21 years old receives alcohol.
- Remove individuals acting inappropriately.
Approaching Intoxicated Participants
- Personal and Organizational Safety
- Not escalating a situation
- Stopping dangerous behavior
- Not taking on too much
Broken Record
– Simply repeating what you would like to see happen over and over again.
When to make a “Call for help!”
- Is passed out
- Has difficulty/shallow Breathing
- Convulsions
- Skin under fingernails is blue
- Cold clammy skin
- Vomiting
- Combativeness and belligerence
- When in doubt…make the call!
New Hampshire State Law
- Can’t sell or give away alcohol to persons under 21 OR someone who is INTOXICATED
- Persons under 21 cannot possess ANY alcoholic beverage or operate a vehicle CONTAINING alcoholic beverages
- Cannot operate a vehicle when influenced by alcohol (.08% alcohol in one’s blood, .02% if under 21)
Use your resources!
- Safety and Security
- Dick’s House
- Counseling Center
- Health Resources
- Individual Advisors and Sponsoring Groups
- Peers
Keys to Success!
- Communication with other H/S/M at the event
- Think through decisions.
- Maintain a calm attitude - even when you’re engaged in difficult conversations.
- Consistency – The more often you expect certain behaviors now, and hold people accountable to them, the less often you’ll have to approach inappropriate behavior in the future.
Conclusion…
A safe and fun environment
will keep your organization healthy
in the relationship with
fellow students, the college, the law.
