Woodworking & Joinery
Dust extraction adds a constant background on top, so even part-day machining puts joiners over the exposure limit.
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A circular saw peaks well past the limit value.
Short, sharp cuts that a shift-average figure can hide.
Extraction and planers add a steady background load.
Hours of continuous noise on top of the peaks.
Real figures for your own workshop.
Not a generic joinery-industry number.
What a joinery shop actually sounds like
Circular saws, spindle moulders and planer-thicknessers commonly run at 100–103 dB(A), with dust extraction adding a constant background on top.
Checked against the real action and limit values
The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 set 80 dB(A) lower action, 85 dB(A) upper action and 87 dB(A) exposure limit value. Joinery-shop equipment typically ranges 90–103 dB(A) — a circular/dimension saw alone (~103 dB(A)) can clear the exposure limit value, not just the action values.
What you get back
Real exposure levels for your own saws, moulders and extraction plant, checked against those three figures — not a generic industry figure.
What one assessment actually tells you
A measurement turns the typical equipment figures above into a defensible record for your own workshop, and a clear protection plan for your machinists.
Measured properly. Proven properly. Machine by machine.
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