Day 131 - 06 Jun 95 - Page 29

     
     1   Q.   Just give us your overall impression.  What did you make of
     2        it from a health and safety point of view?
     3        A.  It was filmed, as I understand it, in the busiest
     4        restaurants and during the busiest time, and so there is a
     5        lot of activity and there is a lot of people whizzing back
     6        and forwards, particularly serving burgers.  However, that
     7        tends to be in the front counter area.
     8
     9        The practices that I observed on the film in the kitchen
    10        area were all in accord with McDonald's systems and with
    11        health and safety.  For instance, part of it was someone
    12        filtering fat, and he had all the proper personal
    13        protective equipment on.
    14
    15        There was one aspect which I thought could create
    16        problems -- and I know it is something that Jill has
    17        identified in the past -- and that is the manoeuvreing of
    18        roll cages into the back door of, I think it was The Strand
    19        unit, where there is a ramp.
    20
    Q.   Is that shop where there were two chaps heaving ---
    22        A.  That is the one.
    23
    24   Q.   -- a big cage?
    25        A.  Indeed.  That could be a problem.  But that was the
    26        issue that stuck out in my mind.
    27
    28   Q.   Why do you think that might be a problem?
    29        A.  Because if you are manoeuvreing what is, presumably, a
    30        fairly heavy roll cage like that, it could lead to strains,
    31        sprains, even possibly foot injuries if somebody pulled it
    32        over their toes.
    33
    34   Q.   Did you watch the whole thing?
    35        A.  Yes, I did.
    36
    37   Q.   Is there any part of it that made your hair stand on end,
    38        from a health and safety point of view?
    39        A.  No, not at all.
    40
    Q.   The last thing I would like to do, Mr. Purslow -- and,
    42        my Lord, for this purpose it might be useful if he had his
    43        statement in front of him, because it will save
    44        cross-referencing -- is it go through some parts of the
    45        particular comments that Mr. Purslow has made about the
    46        Defendants' witness statements.
    47
    48   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Shall we take the break there?  We will have
    49        a five-minute break, Mr. Purslow.  It is yellow X.
    50 
    51                       (Short Adjournment) 
    52 
    53   MR. RAMPTON:  Your statement or statements, Mr. Purslow, are the
    54        last but one, I think --  no, they are the last two -- in
    55        that volume.  Have you got it?
    56        A.  Yes.
    57
    58   Q.   Could you turn to page 11 marked at the bottom in tab 40,
    59        where you make various comments on individual Defendants'
    60        witness statements?