Day 155 - 14 Jul 95 - Page 19

     
     1        other things as well; it was not their only job?
     2        A.  No, it was like two, three hours delivery, then they
     3        would take a break and then work a few hours on the floor.
     4
     5   Q.   Are you, or were you, conscious, Mr. Giardina, that
     6        slippery floors can cause accidents?
     7        A.  Yes, I am.
     8
     9   Q.   What was your policy with regard to that possibility when
    10        you were at Seven Sisters?
    11        A.  First of all, they were told on the first day of their
    12        orientation that you cannot have non-slip, well, you have
    13        to have non-slip shoes.  If a crew member would forget, or
    14        if a crew member has forgotten, that rule or policy, then
    15        they would not be allowed to work.
    16
    17   Q.   They would not be allowed to work?
    18        A.  No.
    19
    20   Q.   Would they be allowed time to go home and get a pair of
         slip resistant soles?
    22        A.  Yes, that is not a problem.
    23
    24   Q.   What about the upper part of the shoe, did you have any
    25        policy about that?
    26        A.  They had to be leather, no holes or anything like that.
    27
    28   Q.   Not canvas, not sandals, nothing like that.  What about
    29        cleaning up patches of liquid, it might be water, it might
    30        be grease that gets spilt in the ordinary course of kitchen
    31        business, what was your policy about that?
    32        A.  It had to be done straightaway.
    33
    34   Q.   Do you recognise the word "hustle"?
    35        A.  Yes.
    36
    37   Q.   Is that part of McDonald's ethos or culture?
    38        A.  It was then.
    39
    40   Q.   It was then?
         A.  Not so much now.
    42
    43   Q.   What did you take it to mean?
    44        A.  Walking briskly.
    45
    46   Q.   What about running and sliding?
    47        A.  It was very difficult in that scenario at Seven Sisters
    48        because the counter was so small.  You could not actually
    49        run unless there was one person.
    50 
    51   Q.   You have worked for McDonald's for 14 years, roughly? 
    52        A.  That is correct. 
    53
    54   Q.   In which time, no doubt, you have been into a lot of
    55        restaurants as well as working as a crew member and
    56        Manager?
    57        A.  Yes.
    58
    59   Q.   Do you have any feeling that the environment in which the
    60        crew work is in any sense significantly dangerous or