Day 247 - 10 May 96 - Page 18


     
     1   MR. MORRIS:  We did not even know it had been done until Jill
     2        Barnes came into the witness box even though we had applied
     3        for documentation on that subject.
     4
     5        (To the witness): Do you know of anyone who was
     6        disciplined, apart from a colleague of Mark Hopkins, as a
     7        result of the failures by the Company -- I think there were
     8        15 identified in that internal report -- surrounding that
     9        incident?
    10        A.  Well, I do not know that.  I call it disciplined, but
    11        as a result of what happened people were instructed to
    12        re-examine, look at anything and everything associated with
    13        electricity, and certain pieces of equipment, and
    14        additional safeguards were put into the operating system at
    15        McDonald's, be they equipment, themselves, or electrical
    16        supplies into the building.
    17
    18        As to our training procedures, we reviewed what was there.
    19        I believe we enhanced a few pieces, emphasising once again
    20        the dangerous nature of electricity and the care that is
    21        necessary.  But as for disciplining someone, no, I try to
    22        move forward on this and learn from the tragedy to keep it
    23        from happening again.
    24
    25   Q.   There is one document I would like to get out, which is the
    26        Health and Safety Update.  If you remember, it is the memo
    27        of the Health and Safety.  I am getting confused.  There is
    28        the series of memos, which I could not find, and then there
    29        was the Health and Safety Update, McDonald's restaurants
    30        22nd November 1993 by Jill Barnes.  I have not got a
    31        reference for it.  It may be behind Jill Barnes's
    32        statement, I am not sure; Mrs. Brinley-Codd is just
    33        checking.  I am not sure if it is part of the series of
    34        memos.  We were going to recall Jill Barnes but if you
    35        remember ----
    36
    37   MR. BELL:  Can you go on to something else and when we have the
    38        5-minute break, you can find it?
    39
    40   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.  While we are looking for that, Mr. Preston,
    41        you are the relationship partner for Norway, Sweden,
    42        Denmark, Finland, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Iceland
    43        and Ireland?
    44        A.  I am, except for Belgium.
    45
    46   Q.   You still are?
    47        A.  Except for Belgium.
    48
    49   Q.   Can you get this Abstract Pleadings out?  It is behind you?
    50        A.  I cannot see it. 
    51 
    52   Q.   It is white.  It is the only one that is a white file. 
    53
    54   MS. STEEL:   It is a blue file with a white label.
    55
    56   MR. MORRIS:  With a white label on it?
    57        A.  OK.
    58
    59   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What has that got on the label?
    60        A.  "Voluntary Particulars of Defence to Counterclaim".

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