Day 161 - 24 Jul 95 - Page 31
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2 (The video film was played)
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4 Q. If you can pause, please. During the time when you were
5 Manager of the store, was that the standard way that the
6 produce was bought into the store?
7 A. That is correct.
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9 Q. That is the freezer that they are working in there?
10 A. That is correct.
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12 Q. The walk-in freezer?
13 A. Yes.
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15 Q. Just pause for a moment. The section in the freezer --
16 I think it was a crew member who said that if you have
17 something like 20 pallets, it could take you a whole day,
18 eight hours. Is that correct, to your memory?
19 A. It would take a long time, but not as long as eight
20 hours.
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22 Q. But it could take several hours to sort out the order?
23 A. Five to six hours.
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25 Q. Would crew normally be in the uniform they were shown
26 wearing then, if they were working in the freezer for that
27 time?
28 A. Yes, if they do put on a jacket to wear.
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30 Q. What about gloves? None of them were wearing gloves.
31 A. There are also gloves available.
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33 Q. Where would they be kept?
34 A. Upstairs, in the cupboard; there is a special cupboard
35 for jackets and gloves.
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37 Q. Is that alongside the environment/index.html">litter patrol jackets?
38 A. That is correct.
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40 Q. Are they the same jackets?
41 A. No, they are different jackets.
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43 Q. Why is that?
44 A. Well, they are slightly thicker, and texture is not
45 like a raincoat kind.
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47 Q. Is there any objection to them wearing environment/index.html">litter patrol
48 jackets in the freezer?
49 A. Yes. The environment/index.html">litter patrol jackets are to go out on environment/index.html">litter
50 patrol, not to handle food. It is not within (inaudible).
51 It is not allowed.
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53 Q. It is not allowed, for reasons of hygiene?
54 A. That is correct.
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56 Q. The cupboard, is that in the crew room or is that
57 elsewhere?
58 A. It is just, once you enter the counter area, before you
59 go upstairs to the crew room, there is a special cupboard
60 for that purpose. So it is a little cupboard on the shop
