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VIDEO: QUICK TIPS #25: 5 Steps to Hand Safety in the Workplace

Posted Apr 10, 2025
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2:25

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In this episode of MSC's Quick Tips, we hear from SHOWA about their Sentinel program, and how their five-phase process helps you pick the right PPE for the job.

In this episode of MSC's Quick Tips, we hear from SHOWA about their Sentinel program, and how their five-phase process helps you pick the right PPE for the job.

QUICK TIPS is a video series by MSC Industrial Supply Company where we invite industry pros to share their expertise with us. Through QUICK TIPS, you’ll pick up bite-sized bits of information from our in-house specialists and experts from our most-trusted partners and suppliers in a way that fits your busy schedule.

For more QUICK TIPS​, check out our MSC QUICK TIPS playlist. And subscribe to our channel so you won't miss new episodes.

For more information on SHOWA's Sentinel Program, visit MSCDirect.com.

Video Transcript

ANDREA HOWARD: Hello and welcome to Quick Tips from MSC Industrial Supply, a show where we invite the manufacturing community to share their expertise with us. Hand injuries are the second most common type of workplace injury, so it's absolutely essential to have the right kind of hand protection for your specific job. Fortunately, SHOWA is making it easy to know you're protected with their Sentinel Injury Prevention program. Let's take a look.

Narrator: Hand injuries rank among the highest in workplace accidents. Providing the best protection possible requires a personalized hand protection policy. This is where Sentinel by SHOWA steps in. Sentinel is designed to prevent work-related hand injuries, optimizing cost performance and saving your company time and money. How does it work? We identify the right gloves for the right jobs, helping you right size your glove inventory.

Our five-phase approach prioritizes safety while streamlining operations:

  • Phase one: Evaluate. SHOWA’s highly trained experts conduct a thorough onsite hazard assessment to identify and address potential risks.
  • Phase two: Benchmark. Using your current performance metrics, we measure Sentinel's impact over time.
  • Phase three: Implement. A customized safety plan is designed and implemented, ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations and minimizing fines.
  • Phase four: Measure. We analyze new data against your baseline, offering real-time insights for informed decision making.
  • Phase five: Manage. Our commitment goes beyond recommendations. We provide ongoing assistance to ensure you get the most for your investment. We provide a customized glove board that your team can use to identify the right gloves for each application.

From the initial stages to expert guidance, we invest substantial time and resources into your safety plan. Our dedication isn't just a service we offer, it's our promise.

ANDREA HOWARD: For more information on SHOWA’s Sentinel program, visit www.mscdirect.com/betterMRO/sentinel. What's more, SHOWA’s Sentinel program has been shown to reduce costs by up to 33%. So having the right hand protection really pays. See you next time on Quick Tips.

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SHOWA is synonymous with the highest degree of hand protection and innovation. With 58 patents owned and hundreds of researchers and developers dedicated to making our best even better, we lead our industry without imitation. Our revolutionary technology is embedded in over 1,800 gloves, each meticulously engineered to provide the ideal protection for the task at hand. Down to every fiber, our gloves are created better to perform better, unleashing new potential for hands at work.

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