Day 132 - 07 Jun 95 - Page 31
1 matters which you feel you can efficiently deal with before
2 the mid-day adjournment. If you come to a point a little
3 earlier than 1 o'clock where you would like to break off
4 and have a longer break again, I will be quite content that
5 you should have that, certainly if you think you are going
6 to finish today.
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8 MR. MORRIS: In fact, we might even be finished by 3 o'clock or
9 may be even possibly earlier. (To the witness): Page 12,
10 you say at the top -- these are all commenting on our
11 witnesses' statements -- "Reference is made to slippery
12 floors and loose electric plug sockets. As stated, there
13 are provisions for such repair. These items would be
14 picked up on the Unit audit sheets"?
15 A. Yes.
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17 Q. When you say "these items would be picked up on the Unit
18 audit sheets", you do not know that for a fact, though, do
19 you?
20 A. Obviously not. What I am saying is there is a
21 system -----
22
23 Q. Should -----
24 A. Can I finish? What I am saying is there is a system in
25 place to deal with that. I cannot pretend (and I would not
26 pretend) that it is going to work on each and every
27 instance.
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29 Q. So, really, more accurate would be "should be picked up on
30 the Unit audit sheet"?
31 A. No, I think "would" is right. Under normal
32 circumstances, they would be picked up.
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34 Q. OK. Underneath that: "In common with the rest of
35 industry, there can be a problem with radiant heat from
36 grills", etc. Do you agree with that?
37 A. I am sorry -- yes, I have it. Yes, indeed.
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39 Q. There can be a problem with radiant heat from grills?
40 A. Yes.
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42 Q. The next point, underneath that, the middle sentence: "At
43 no time during my involvement with McDonald's has capital
44 been denied" ---
45 A. Yes.
46
47 Q. -- "for a Health & Safety project"?
48 A. Yes.
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50 Q. That is assuming, of course, that managers are asking for
51 money or prepared to spend some of their budget on health
52 and safety matters?
53 A. Indeed. What I am saying is, as far as I am aware,
54 I have never come across an instance where capital has been
55 denied. I cannot speak in the generality, obviously. I am
56 saying within my experience.
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58 Q. Yes. The comment that you based that as a response to was:
59 "Nothing was done to fix it because of expense"?
60 A. Yes.
