An employer, self-employed person or user shall -
(a) in the event of any abnormal conditions being discovered or any unusual occurrence taking place, cause
operations to be stopped immediately: Provided that where this is not possible, owing to the nature of the
process, emergency procedures shall be laid down and immediate action taken in terms of those procedures; and
(b) notwithstanding authorized licence limits, reduce the quantity of explosives, or raw materials, or the number
of persons at any one workplace whenever this is reasonably practicable.