Do we suddenly have more people who are scared of noise than we did a decade or two ago ? Perhaps it is a feature of our fading industrial heritage, but to my mind there are plenty of noises a lot louder than a dryer in a toilet. (trains when they run, lorries airports, steelworks you name it.)

In any case I struggle to see how it is a JPEL matter - would they comment on labels for food mixers, electric drills etc ? No, surely that would be a product standard issue - along with recommending suitable PPE i safe sound levels were breached.

Mike.

Hand dryers are a lot noisier than they used to be.  The old ones wafted hot air over your hands.  The new ones blast your hands with high pressure but only vaguely warm air.

Hand dryers are a lot noisier than they used to be.  The old ones wafted hot air over your hands.  The new ones blast your hands with high pressure but only vaguely warm air.