RAMSAY TO BECOME CERTIFIED INTOXILYZER BREATH TEST OPERATOR Charles Ramsay is scheduled to attend an Intoxilyzer Breath Alcohol Testing course November 10-12, 2006. Court participants use the text, "Intoxilyzer Breath Alcohol Testing - Professional Edition" by Jan Semenoff. The text is described as "the definitive guide to breath alcohol testing using Intoxilyzer products." The program has been accredited by the Criminal Law Specialty Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada for 26 hours towards the professional development requirement for certification. It also received continuing legal educational approval from New Hampshire, Colorado, and have pending approval from other US States, including Minnesota. Course participants will learn the technology behind the testing experience, and discover the science behind the certificate of analysis. Taught by an experienced United States Department of Transportation Breath Alcohol Instructor and former veteran police officer, this intensive 3-day seminar covers the following: * Theory and history of breath alcohol testing; * Principles and operation of both roadside and evidentiary testing instruments - Including the Breathalyzer Model 900A and Intoxilyzer 400D, S-D2, S-D5 & 5000C, and 5000EN; * Specificity of breath alcohol measurements; * Accuracy of testing procedures; * Relevant anatomy and physiology; * Pharmacology of alcohol absorption, distribution, metabolization and elimination of alcohol; * Physiological signs and symptoms of impairment, and how they differ from other medical conditions; * The effects of interferents on testing; * Roadside sobriety testing principles; * Police breath testing procedures; * Component systems of various breath testing instruments - complete knowledge on how they work, and what can go wrong * Roundtable discussions on Charter issues and case law * Complete information on instrument operation, maintenance and calibration * Breath alcohol testing in the workplace To see the course brochure, go to http://www.itd2.com/productinfo/BAT%20Brochure.pdf With this course, Ramsay will have received the same education and training as the breath testing forensic scientists received – Intoxilyzer Certification and completion of the Borkenstein School in Bloomington, Indiana. "We strive to give our client’s the best legal representation possible. We can help accomplish this by ensuring we are trained at least as well as the state’s scientists. Otherwise, we are not able to effectively cross examine them." If you are need of a superior DWI Attorney in Minnesota, contact Charles Ramsay for representation. |
