Day 153 - 12 Jul 95 - Page 67


     
     1        change that plug" or "You go and do that wiring".  It would
     2        have been a specific crew member who, if something like
     3        that came along, we would work with to sort of instruct on
     4        that sort of thing.
     5
     6   Q.   If you felt they knew how to change a plug?
     7        A.  If we knew they knew how to change a plug.
     8
     9   Q.   Right.  The point is you would not necessarily call in an
    10        engineer if you had something giving off electric shocks
    11        and you felt it could be sorted out by someone changing a
    12        plug in the store?
    13        A.  I would say nine times out of 10 we would call out an
    14        engineer.  If it was an obvious reason, you know, we could
    15        see the loose wire, or something like that, then obviously
    16        in that case we may well have dealt with it ourselves.
    17
    18   Q.   Can you just look at your statement again?
    19        A.  Yes.
    20
    21   Q.   Again look at the sentence:  "Various pieces of equipment
    22        did occasionally give small electric shocks to people"?
    23        A.  Yes.
    24
    25   Q.   Which pieces of equipment are you referring to and what do
    26        you mean by "occasionally", how frequently?
    27        A.  Once every two months maybe.  And the equipment,
    28        nothing specific, just with that amount of electrical
    29        equipment in the kitchen, there may have been the odd
    30        electric shock occasionally, minor electric shock.
    31
    32   Q.   Right.  Over the period from the store opening in 1984 to
    33        1990 ---
    34        A.  Yes.
    35
    36   MR. MORRIS:  1992, end of 1992.
    37
    38   MS. STEEL:   -- there are only three electric shocks registered
    39        in the accident book?
    40        A.  Right.
    41
    42   Q.   So, obviously, crew were not recording them when they were
    43        happening unless they had some severe effect?
    44        A.  I would have expected there to be a few more than
    45        that.
    46
    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you want to go on for a few more minutes,
    48        or would you like to adjourn now?
    49
    50   MS. STEEL:  There was one thing I was looking for which was 
    51        about an accident. 
    52 
    53   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just take a seat and find it, deal with that
    54        and then we will break off until the morning.
    55
    56   MR. RAMPTON:  My Lord, I have something to say about
    57        scheduling.
    58
    59   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
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