Wreckmaster Comes to Canada
Wreckmaster, which offers training for rigging, recovery and incident management, is running a five-day course in Vancouver, in what is purportedly the first such training being offered in Canada. 23 drivers are enrolled across the country.
“This is the highest level (of training) that we offer at the moment,” said Bruce Campbell, lead instructor for Wreckmaster. He explained it’s an 8/9R (which stands for rotators) and it’s used in incident management for quick clearance of highways so the entire road isn’t blocked for long periods of time during a recovery.
Wreckmaster provided a demonstration, inviting a local news organization to witness how they might lift a vehicle over an embankment or a body of water, by suspending it between two tow trucks some six metres in the air.
“It’s calculating all the working load limits, it’s calculating forces,” said Jeffrey Martin, one of the course instructors.
“We have to understand about the working load limits of the rigging, the wire load, the chains, the shackles, and what the trucks can handle,” said Campbell.
On the last day of the course, those enrolled must complete and pass an exam.
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