Marcrist International, working in the field of diamond construction tools for more than 30 years, is now launching a diamond blade in the UK. The blade offers "revolutionary levels of noise reduction" combined with outstanding cutting performance, the company claims.<br> <br> It is currently estimated that 2,000,000 people are exposed to potentially harmful levels of occupational noise and 500,000 people are already suffering due to exposure to noise at work in the UK.<br> <br> Current UK Law states that the maximum permissible noise on a building site is 87db, and conventional 230mm diamond blades emit between 105–107 db, whilst cutting.<br> <br> Marcrist says that its BF850 SilentMAX is the only blade on the market today that offers noise reduction that complies with current UK law and also gives superior cutting performance.<br> <br> The company adds that the tool not only gives the operator many advantages in blade cutting performance with the fastest cut and longest life combination, but also reduces the potential dangers of hearing loss through the use of blades on hand held machines.