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1 and everyone else investigate or talk about the accidents
2 and how to make the place more safe. It may have been in
3 some stores that they identified that the lunch-time period
4 is a particular time and that is something that should be
5 prioritised. Maybe another restaurant identifies that on
6 the close there is a problem.
7
8 Q. But, in terms of nationally, in terms of your position,
9 with an overview of wanting to improve health and safety,
10 you have not seen any reports on: "When do accidents
11 occur?" or "When do the most serious accidents occur?" or
12 "Do we need to look at this?" Have you seen anything like
13 that?
14 A. I do not have a graph that shows the time of day and
15 the number of accidents.
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17 Q. So, all I am saying is that you have not seen any analysis
18 of accident problems or potential accident problems with
19 regard to timings?
20 A. In my six months in the position, no.
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22 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just pause there because the reference to the
23 example of how "hustle" was interpreted has caused me to
24 look through the report and I may well have missed parts of
25 it. There is a section dealing specifically with "hustle"
26 on page 828 starting at 2.39 and going on to page 830 on
27 2.43. I think you should just read that through.
28 A. From 828, 2.39?
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30 Q. 2.39 to 2.43. If you then in the light of it want to add
31 to or modify any previous answers that you can remember,
32 please do so. Mr. Morris may or may not be going to ask
33 you questions about that, but since you have not read the
34 document, have a look at it now.
35 A. OK. I have read that through.
36
37 Q. It mentions, for instance, definitions given and
38 redefinition. Just pause a moment. Before Mr. Morris
39 continues, is there anything in the light of reading that
40 that you want to add to anything you have said so far?
41 I am not suggesting there should be; you are just being
42 given the opportunity.
43 A. No, I do not think there is anything to add to that.
44 It seems to be in my interpretation of "hustle" similar to
45 what is here. I have nothing to add to that.
46
47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Very well.
48
49 MR. MORRIS: Just a final question on this document: Does it
50 concern you that you did not know of the existence of this
51 document?
52 A. No, not at all.
53
54 Q. I did ask you before but I did not follow it through, have
55 you made any criticisms of the McDonald's setup with regard
56 to health and safety when you talk to other people higher
57 than you or other departments, saying that you demand some
58 changes to be made?
59 A. I think we looked at recommendations for improvement
60 and specifically in the area of delivering safe products to
