Day 136 - 16 Jun 95 - Page 21
1 Q. Would you be called in if there was a particular problem in
2 a particular store?
3 A. What would that particular problem be?
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5 Q. If there is a problem of people having accidents in a
6 particular area?
7 A. What particular area are we talking about?
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9 Q. Any particular area; would you be called in? Would someone
10 call you and say -----
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12 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Why not ask him if he has ever been called
13 in?
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15 MR. MORRIS: Have you ever been called in; "We have a problem;
16 people keep slipping over in this area. I think we ought
17 did redesign the tiling for that purpose"?
18 A. No, I have never been called in in that specific
19 situation. I have been called in to identify tiles used in
20 specific areas.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, I understand that. If there has been a
23 fall, whoever is enquiring into it on behalf of the Company
24 would want to know just what the tiling is, so you are
25 asked to go along and identify it?
26 A. Yes, and sometimes it is not even necessary to go
27 along. You can always check back on the records.
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29 Q. No, you can look at the records.
30 A. Yes.
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32 MR. MORRIS: The specific circumstances of the Epsom accident
33 you know nothing about?
34 A. No.
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36 Q. You did not visit the store around that time?
37 A. No.
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39 Q. Can we go to some documents that were disclosed in the last
40 few days? The Health and Safety Task Force Minutes. I do
41 not know where they have been put. They have a "(d)" on
42 them, I think.
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do we have a reference for where they are?
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46 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, Mrs. Brinley-Codd gave Mr. Morris a list
47 of references yesterday. I do not know what he has done
48 with them. I am afraid I do not have it here. Yes, my
49 Lord, pink XIII, tab 57 V, that is the minutes.
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51 THE WITNESS: What tap, did you say?
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: 57 V. Yes, Mr. Morris? Do you have a page
54 or a date?
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56 MR. MORRIS: I just want to ask a question first before we go to
57 a page. Do you know which members of staff have the
58 highest incidence of slips and falls?
59 A. No, I am not aware, but I assume it is probably staff
60 working in the kitchen.
