Day 128 - 24 May 95 - Page 46


     
     1   Q.   If it was dirty, would it cause you concern?
     2        A.  Certainly, I would not want them to be using dirty
     3        coats in what is a food storage area.
     4
     5   Q.   There would be implications for hygiene?
     6        A.  Well, I ----
     7
     8   Q.   Food safety?
     9        A.  I think the risk would be absolutely minimal because
    10        all of the food is covered, but it certainly would not be
    11        good practice to do that.
    12
    13   Q.   In the Health and Safety Executive Report there is -- if
    14        you want to look at it, it is page 824, paragraph 2.27 --
    15        reference to crew members stating that "managers filtering
    16        shortening whilst not wearing protective workwear".  Is
    17        that something that you have investigated at all?
    18        A.  I would not say "investigated".  If it has happened,
    19        then I -- obviously, it should not have happened.  I know
    20        that we have sent out both a reminder to managers that they
    21        should wear protective clothing, even if they are just
    22        training a filtering person, and also that since this
    23        document was written, we have updated all of the filtering
    24        training as well and that includes in there that managers
    25        should wear protective clothing.
    26
    27   Q.   OK.  I think you mentioned yesterday that Andrew Foster --
    28        is it Andrew Foster ---
    29        A.  Yes.
    30
    31   Q.   -- was shown minutes of rap sessions, presumably, that was
    32        regarding safety matters?
    33        A.  Yes, he would have seen the whole set because back when
    34        Andrew did his investigation, I used to be routinely copied
    35        on all of the rap session notes.
    36
    37   Q.   For all the stores around the country?
    38        A.  For the Midlands region where I was based.
    39
    40   Q.   Is that still the case?
    41        A.  My people in the region are copied on them, yes, so
    42        that they can look at the safety section.
    43
    44   Q.   Do you know whether that is the situation in other regions
    45        as well?
    46        A.  All three regions, yes.
    47
    48   Q.   How long do you usually keep them for?
    49        A.  I do not know.
    50 
    51   Q.   You do not know? 
    52        A.  No, I would expect them just to keep the year's copies. 
    53
    54   Q.   Do they go to other departments apart from the Health and
    55        Safety Department?
    56        A.  They do.  They go to all the interested departments, so
    57        there would be departments such as Personnel and
    58        Construction.
    59
    60   Q.   And Security?

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