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NHILE CM assistant technical .ditor Stephen Gray was in the Jnited States ("Recovery: ' JSA Style", CM, March 25) le met members of their Nreckers' association. He was accompanying British recovery verators and they asked him f CM could help set up a ;imilar organisation in the UK.
The outcome is that we lave added to our two-day wreckers conference, exhibition Ind demonstration — Nembley May 5 and 6 the naugural meeting of the UK Nreckers' Association.
The new association will: I Look at the standard of )perators; I Examine the training of )peratives; I And start bringing about tabilisedrates.
The two-day programme has )een designed by expert ecovery men and will be iresented by expert recovery nen. The mornings will be levoted to papers, the ifternoons to demonstrations. his has been a much ieglected field of operation, rut it is a vitally important one. . There is more to lifting a ehicle casualty than hitching a vire rope around the front lumper and pulling.
On Thursday morning Colin ,lunn, the RTITS's divisional manager of technical training, will describe: • What training his Board offers; • How the programme is designed; • How operators can register for the courses.
Mr Nunn will also listen to wrecker operators' views on recovery training.
The wrecker man has many problems. For example, many casualties could be on the road sooner if the wrecker operator had been supplied with more detailed information in the first place. An account might be a bit less if this and other problems could be overcome.
Terry Williams, managing director of Commercial Recovery Ltd, supported by Douglas Twyford of Twyford's Commercials, who know the nuts and bolts" of recovery techniques, will discuss the day to day problems of the wrecker operator.
On Friday, J. V. Fairclough, formerly chief assistant to the chief engineer of the British Engine Insurance Company, will cover legal and insurance aspects in relation to wire ropes and lifting tackle associated with recovery equipment.
The final conference session will be an open forum when the three speakers will be joined by Chief Superintendent T. J. Jones of the HQ staff, Traffic Division, Hertfordshire Constabulary, and a member of the engineering staff at the Department of Transport.
This will give the delegates the opportunity to put their questions to the experts. The conference chairman is John Wells, formerly national chairman of the Road Haulage Association.
There will be a number of static exhibitions, and recovery equipment manufacturers will demonstrate their equipment at work both afternoons. These demonstrations will be practical exercises and delegates will be able to compare the various equipment and techniques at the same time.
The conference fee is £55 exclusive of VAT. This covers registration, conference notes, coffee, cocktails, lunch and tea on both days. Use the coupon on this page to reserve your place.
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