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Occupational Health and Safety concerns within the live events industry at selected venues in Gaborone, Botswana: a pragmatic and utilitarian approach

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Figure 1. An employee on a scaffolding with missing guardrails. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 1. An employee on a scaffolding with missing guardrails. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 2. Employee with no personal protective equipment working above 2 m height with no guardrails on two sides of the scaffolding. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 2. Employee with no personal protective equipment working above 2 m height with no guardrails on two sides of the scaffolding. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 3. Stage decks or platforms showing potentially hazardous gaps in-between. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 3. Stage decks or platforms showing potentially hazardous gaps in-between. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 4. (a and b) A staircase without safety handrails. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 4. (a and b) A staircase without safety handrails. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 5. Seating area with dangerously incomplete back railings. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 5. Seating area with dangerously incomplete back railings. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 6. A stage flat blocking a doorway inside a performance venue. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 6. A stage flat blocking a doorway inside a performance venue. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 7. Exit signs obscured by draping. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 7. Exit signs obscured by draping. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 8. Exit signs obscured by draping. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 8. Exit signs obscured by draping. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 9. Access to firefighting equipment blocked by a speaker. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 9. Access to firefighting equipment blocked by a speaker. Picture courtesy of K Khiba.

Figure 10. Electrical distribution board showing unsecured cables. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 10. Electrical distribution board showing unsecured cables. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 11. Unsecured cables (not taped down) as observed at a venue. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 11. Unsecured cables (not taped down) as observed at a venue. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 12. A stage at a venue with no provision for a stage pit. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 12. A stage at a venue with no provision for a stage pit. Picture courtesy of K. Khiba.

Figure 13. Image showing a crowd surging to the front of the stage at a venue. Picture courtesy of Starke Photography.

Figure 13. Image showing a crowd surging to the front of the stage at a venue. Picture courtesy of Starke Photography.