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Announcing Our Quarterly Customer Survey Winner!

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Survey WInnerIf you’ve recently completed a TAM® class, either online or onsite, did you fill out the customer survey? As a token of thanks for our students’ participation, we enter survey respondents into a quarterly drawing for a $50 Amazon.com gift card prize. Congratulations to Chad Edward B., winner of our quarterly gift card giveaway for filling out the TAM® of Nevada Customer Survey! Additionally, thanks to all of our customers for choosing TAM® and for letting us know about your experience.

If you’ve recently completed your TAM® course and haven’t yet completed the online survey, we invite you to complete it now. Let us know your favorite part of the training, what you learned, or ask us any questions you might have.

Remember, our customer satisfaction survey is available to both online and classroom students. Thank you again to all of our customers for your patronage and helpful responses. Remember to visit us on Facebook and keep the conversation going.

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Sobriety Checkpoints in Nevada – Are They Legal and Do They Help Prevent Drunk Driving?

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DUI Checkpoint signEvery day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver, about one death every 51 minutes (CDC). Thankfully, there are measures that can help prevent injuries and deaths from alcohol-impaired driving.

Drunk driving is a serious concern in Nevada, and police agencies are always hard at work to remind retailers and beverage servers to do their part to make sure patrons are not over served, and at risk for getting behind the wheel. Another one of the front line defenses used to combat drunk drivers on Nevada roads is the use of sobriety (DUI) checkpoints. These are locations where law enforcement officers are stationed roadside to check drivers for signs of impairment. Many jurisdictions utilize sobriety checkpoints as part of their larger drunk driving deterrence programs.

Instructors at TAM® of Nevada often receive questions from students in our classes about the legality of sobriety checkpoints. The fact is sobriety checkpoints are legal and useful in Nevada, and they are not going away anytime soon.

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, 38 states, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands all conduct sobriety checkpoints (GHSA.org). Further, the Las Vegas Review Journal recently published an article explaining the legality of sobriety checkpoints in Nevada. They point out that checkpoints are completely legal as long as they follow specific requirements established by Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 484.B570. To read the full explanation, refer to the article, “Ask a Lawyer: DUI checkpoints – Are they legal and what are your rights?”

As a beverage service professional, you have a moral responsibility to support law enforcement efforts to prevent drunk driving – sobriety checkpoints and other tactics. What can you do help prevent customers from driving while impaired? The first defense for sales professionals is a thorough knowledge of local and state laws, and mandatory alcohol awareness training from TAM® of Nevada. For more tips on how to help prevent impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel, check out our blog post “Are You Doing All You Can to Prevent Drunk Driving?”

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TAM of Nevada Holiday Hours

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From everyone here at TAM® of Nevada, best wishes and Happy Holidays to all of our customers and friends! Please see below for our holiday hours over the next two weeks. Remember, the online TAM Card course is still available 24/7!

Holiday Hours

New Video: How To Get a TAM Card Online

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The process to obtain a TAM® Card is simple! Check out our new video, which shows exactly how easy it is to obtain your TAM® Card online from TAM® of Nevada! Questions or comments? Let us know in the comments section below.

Make sure to also visit TAM of Nevada’s YouTube channel. We often hear from our students that they not only learned a lot from their TAM class, they enjoy the additional tips, news and humorous videos we share socially.