SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Downtown Springfield Bar staff implemented safety protocols for New Year’s Eve celebrations downtown to ensure responsible service during one of the busiest nights of the year.
Bartenders and servers are trained to recognize signs of intoxication to prevent over-serving patrons. Staff members look for impaired speech and movement as key indicators.
“Just being in this industry, you kind of learn the telltale signs of when people are too intoxicated and need to be cut off,” Kaitlin Oxenreider, owner of Shot Shack, said…