Day 181 - 01 Nov 95 - Page 39
1 A. I did not actually write down what I saw. I tape
2 recorded what I saw, using a hand dictaphone, when I went
3 to the stores.
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5 Q. I mean, Caseview has got: "I wrote this at the time of the
6 visit, so this is what I saw." You tape recorded it and
7 made your statement?
8 A. Yes, absolutely.
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10 MR. RAMPTON: Now, I would like you just to look at this,
11 Mr. Pearson. My Lord, this was the Health and Safety
12 Commissioner's annual report which, as your Lordship will
13 remember, Mr. Purslow referred to. I gave my copy to
14 Mr. Morris, because he asked to borrow it in order to copy
15 it. I am not saying he has swallowed; I am just saying
16 I have not seen hide nor hair of it since. So what I have
17 done -- that was the last copy at that time. We have some
18 more. I am going to give one to the witness and one to
19 your Lordship, because that is all I have, and I am going
20 to keep one for myself.
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22 MR. MORRIS: I cannot remember if we actually -----
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24 MR. RAMPTON: It is all recorded in the transcript. I looked it
25 up last night. We would have brought more if -----
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27 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us see where we get to.
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29 MS. STEEL: I think Mr. Rampton could have mentioned yesterday
30 if he was intending to bring it up, so that we could have
31 brought it.
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33 MR. RAMPTON: I did not know.
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35 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us see where we get to.
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37 MR. MORRIS: Well, we have not got copies of it in front of us.
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39 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Let us see where we get to. If there is a
40 problem, you can borrow the one Mr. Rampton has given me.
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42 MR. RAMPTON: What I will do, actually -- because I hope it is
43 not marked in any sense that would matter -- is give the
44 Defendants -- no, I will keep mine. I have some copied
45 pages. That surprises me. I will give the Defendants this
46 coloured one. But this time I want it back.
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48 (To the witness): Could you turn to page 90 of this
49 document, please, Mr. Pearson? This is all about what are
50 called RIDDOR accidents, this section?
51 A. Yes.
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53 Q. That is to say, broadly speaking, is it not, fatal and
54 serious?
55 A. Notifiable.
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57 Q. Notifiable -- or reportables, as we have been calling them
58 in this court. There are some words in italics under the
59 heading: "Reporting levels of non-fatal injuries". Do you
60 see that?
