Installing appropriate dust collection is not a woodshop nicety. It's necessary! It's needed to protect your employees, your equipment, your facility - and OSHA classifies wood dust as a known carcinogen. Dust poses safety and fire hazards. Sawdust will make your floor slippery (fall hazard), and a stray spark can really ruin your day! Even if you avoid all those risks, dust will decrease the quality of your woodworking by wearing your tools and preventing the stock from making constant contact with the cutter.