I find your lack of faith in the Force's role in health and safety of imperial personnel... disturbing.
incomplete sections, I thought, were implied by the super laser blaster dish explodey thing being put in place. Sort of the last spike moment. Everything left to do, like installing toilets or hooking up the wi fi and satellite was going to be the next Tuesday (fuckin' comcast!!!). as for scary catwalk accessible workstations... DS designers are from Texas?
Think I was misremembering DS1 with DS2 (SW6 return of the jedi) that was still under construction. DS1 was move-in ready.
Inevitable, when critical facilities are designed by screenwriters. I remember a comic book I saw a number of years back. It was a Star Wars comedy. It featured the Emperor being briefed on the construction of the Death Star. When the subject of safety railings on all of the suspended walkways comes up, the Emperor balks at the extra cost. Having vetoed the railings, the Emperor then whispers to Vader: "I want you near me at all times. The last thing I need is for one of these idiots to push me off."