Was going to say the same thing - this is probably one of the things that annoys me the most in safety - it being used as the justification of actions that are not even slightly related to managing safety. Case in point, ligitimate that they have banned using hair straighteners / curling irons / etc. if their is a real business risk in the case a fire alarm gets set off an the building has to be evacuated and the world cup coverage goes down (sounds like they have been burnt on this in the past!) - just don't throw safety in there thinking it is going to automatically strengthen your case!Thankfully for TVNZ staff the RWC will end and the risk will disappear. — Andrew
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