I'm astonished at how many times a customer in our industry will not consider the liabilities involved with their production.  Do you really want your church cluster hung with Home Depot hardware? If your staging or concert provider has an accident at your event, does he have the insurance to protect himself? (or you!)  Who do you think is next in the legal firing line?  I've been to some of my competitor's shows and been stunned at the danger I could find. I've raged through storms myself and thanked God for the extra 'oomph' we designed into our system.  I've seen corporations gamble with the largest liability, and ironically, since they don't know the hardware, watch the gear swing over their own corporate & customer heads with a smile, ignorantly not recognizing how the legal trickle will appreciate their bank account. Our industry is high liability!  Ignorance is no excuse after an accident.    

Think about that the next time you save a few dollars on your selection of Production Provider.  Take the smart road.  Pay for the safer, stronger company; consider it insurance & enjoy their professional advantage.  Save instead, on something benign like your selection of soft drinks or plastic trinkets.  You don't have to be industry educated to recognize risk,  just be street-smart enough to protect yourself against the unknown.