Police, Health Dept. Team up to Prevent Alcohol Abuse
The Medford Health Department and Medford Police Department, in partnership with the Medford Liquor License Commission, conduct compliance checks in Medford twice a year. Our goal is to ensure that licensees are checking identification and following Massachusetts general laws on alcohol beverage service.
Medford Health Department and Medford Police Department encourages all servers and sellers of alcohol to be trained in TIPS or an equivalent alcohol beverage service training program. TIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) is a dynamic, skills-based training program designed to prevent intoxication, drunk driving and underage drinking by enhancing the fundamental “people skills” of servers, sellers and consumers of alcohol. TIPS gives individuals the knowledge and confidence they need to recognize potential alcohol-related problems and intervene to prevent alcohol-related tragedies.
To ensure that all servers and sellers are well equipped to follow Massachusetts general laws on alcohol beverage service Medford Health Department offers TIPS training for a $30 fee. Upon completion of training staff will be certified for 3 years.
We have two sessions scheduled for Restaurants and on premise alcohol beverage service.
March 30th
9 am to 2 pm
April 2nd
4 pm to 9 pm
Training will take place at the Medford Police Academy 100 Main Street, Medford, MA 02155.
To register for one of these sessions you may call 781-393-2560, email pbruce@medford.org or go to this link: (Restaurant and on premise sale only) http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MXFPM2
For package stores or Off Premise ONLY Training will take place on Thursday, March 29th, 9am- 12pm, City Hall, 85 George P. Hassett Drive, Room 207.
What is Off Premise TIPS training? A three-hour program addressing the sale of alcohol at grocery stores, liquor stores, convenience stores and package stores. Clerks learn strategies for preventing illegal alcohol sales to underage and/or intoxicated patrons.
– Submitted by Penelope Bruce, Underage Drinking Prevention Program Coordinator, Medford Board of Health/Medford Health Matters