Day 131 - 06 Jun 95 - Page 26

     
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     2   MR. RAMPTON:  The trouble is that, for short times, only very
     3        short times, your Lordship is occasionally -- and I know
     4        your Lordship is aware of it -- the net in the middle of
     5        the ping-pong table.  I cannot speak to the Defendants
     6        directly.   I deplore that kind of intervention.  I will
     7        not, if your Lordship permits me, leave it unanswered,
     8        which is why I said what I did.
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    10   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  That is fair enough.  Anyway, can we go on
    11        now.  What do you want to say?
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    13   MS. STEEL:  I just wanted to say, on the subject of wild
    14        allegations, at one point, Mr. Rampton actually said out
    15        loud in open court something about us deliberately
    16        poisoning customers.  So, if there is anything about wild
    17        allegations to be made -- that is actually on the
    18        transcript on day 100.
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    20   MR. RAMPTON:  It is a mis-transcription.
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    22   MS. STEEL:  No.  He did say it.  We heard him.
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    24   MR. MORRIS:  I was not making an allegation.
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    26   MR. RAMPTON  (To the witness):  Mr. Purslow, can you turn to the
    27        page headed "Part B safe systems"?  I only want to ask one
    28        question about administration.  Do you see, down towards
    29        the bottom of the page, there is a section headed
    30        "Handling, lifting and carrying"?
    31        A.  Yes, I do.
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    33   Q.   They are scored differently.  There is techniques:
    34         "Straight back, close to body, back knees.  Ask for help,
    35        if required, with bulky loads.  Keep vision of path ahead
    36        clear."
    37        A.  Yes.
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    39   Q.   The first of those activities gets a score of 40?
    40        A.  Yes.
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    42   Q.   The other two get 30 each.  Do you see that?
    43        A.  Yes, I do.
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    45   Q.   What is the significance of that?
    46        A.  It is an attempt to give a priority rating to those
    47        aspects of the task which are, if you like, most important.
    48        Obviously, the lifting technique is the keen one in this
    49        instance, the others slightly less so.
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    51   Q.   Wherever we see a higher score, we know it is more 
    52        important activity from the point of view of health and 
    53        safety?
    54        A.  That is the intention.  It is a slightly an inexact
    55        science, but that is the intention.
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    57   Q.   Next, and finally, so far as documents are concerned,
    58        Mr. Purslow, at section 55 of this file ---
    59        A.  Yes, Mr. Rampton.
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