This motion is prompted by real‑life situations. For example, on some occasions, multiple people have spoken at the same time, preventing the interpreters from doing their job. The excessive noise generated at the same time posed a health and safety issue.
Obviously, the chair retains the prerogative to suspend proceedings. Let me clarify that the motion doesn’t call for him to adjourn the meeting, but rather to suspend it.
The motion serves as a reminder that the chair may suspend the meeting for health and safety reasons. In the past, some chairs have been reluctant to do so because they didn’t feel that they had the authority. This guideline isn’t really a guideline, since the chair retains his prerogative. It serves as a reminder that the health and safety of interpreters, for example, warrant the suspension of a meeting.