The Statistics Confirm That RSA Queensland Courses Help Prevent Preventable Injury
Across Australia, the consumption of liquor is commonplace; it is a social lubricant, a celebratory aid, and a source of employment. In fact, ever year Australians consume more liters of alcohol per capita than either Canadians or Americas (9.8 as opposed to 8.0 and 8.4). One would rightfully assume then, that Queensland follows the same trend. In fact, in 2010, 93% of Queenslanders above the age of 14 had consumed alcoholic beverages at one point in the previous 12 months, 47% of these individuals drank every week. According to these statistics, it is reasonable to conclude that the act of consuming alcohol has been woven into the tapestry of Australian culture, as it has in many cultures. For the majority of Queenslanders, alcohol is consumed in moderation, but there is always the segment of the population that drinks in excess. For this segment of the population, those who attend bars and restaurants need to be monitored by staff on duty to ensure their safe transport home. It is the responsibility of the staff serving liquor to consumers to care for those in the establishment; this includes knowing when to stop serving and when to call a taxi. For this purpose, training in the responsible service of alcohol is available through RSA Queensland courses
Queensland restaurants, bars, liquor stores and other establishment that serve alcohol, have a responsibility to their customers and must do all they can to prevent harm from coming to them or anybody else. Essential to this is the knowledge required to identify common characteristics and behaviors of a customer who has become intoxicated. This includes difficulty picking up small objects, increased volume of their voice, difficulty focusing, elevation or severe depression of mood, difficulty maintaining balance, among others. Only when the employee can spot an individual who has become intoxicated can they take steps to ensure their safety. The education system leaves a vacuum where these skills should be, and RSA Queensland courses provide this training.
The RSA Queensland courses available supply liquor servers and attendants with knowledge of the risks of alcohol, and also encourages further exploration. One area that may encourage servers to pay more attention to levels of consumption are the stark health risks associated with binge drinking and/or heavy drinking over a long period of time. In Queensland alone over the course of one year, alcohol was listed as responsible for around 774 deaths. Even more shocking is that 73% of these deaths were categorised as “premature” – as in before the age of 73! Additionally, intoxicated individuals pose a greater threat on the roads. In fact, between the years of 1990 and 1997, an estimated 32% of all accidents on the road in Queensland were related to overconsumption of alcohol. Thus, it is imperative that those who are responsible for serving alcohol are well aware of how to ensure drunk drivers stay off the road; RSA Queensland courses are an important step to reducing the number of Australians harmed in drink driving accidents every year.
Australians and Queenslanders alike enjoy the occasional alcoholic beverage, but it is those individuals who drink in excess that pose a threat to themselves and to others. Through RSA Queensland courses, the risk of injury at the hands of irresponsible service of liquor is greatly reduced.
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