Gilbert LeVerne, Jr. is director of marketing for glove manufacturer SHOWA in the Americas and Oceania. He has been in the hand protection industry for more than a decade.

Hand Protection instruction & training should be standard procedure

Beyond glove performance

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

February 1, 2017

Fortunately, while no regulations or laws require them to do so, top-tier protective glove manufacturers provide comprehensive instruction and training in those how-to disciplines as a matter of course.

Function, feel & protection - Glove innovators pursue performance & sustainability

Gil LeVerne, Jr. Todd Klueger

February 2, 2016

Innovations — development of new and improved materials and advancements in manufacturing processes — have made work and specialty gloves stronger, more flexible, more durable and more versatile than ever before.

Identify your top hand & arm hazards

By properly identifying and assessing workplace hazards, injury to hands can be minimized or avoided

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

June 7, 2013

Ask someone what the hazards are on the job and you’ll get a variety of answers, depending on their profession.

Hand protection: Serious injuries to fingers & hands

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

November 1, 2012

Every year: 250,000 serious injuries to fingers, hands & wrists

Hand At Risk

Costs drive need for more cut protection

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

May 3, 2012

White-collar industries are experiencing what we in the industrial market have known for a long time, specialization and expertise outweigh generalization and experience.

IGA Helping Hand

When workers won’t wear gloves

Assess your needs, educate & end excuses

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

February 2, 2012

Glove wearing is one of the most effective industrial injury prevention programs.

Don’t take gloves for granted

Assess needs, match gloves to tasks & motivate usage

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

September 1, 2011

Whenever a worker who is not wearing hand protection suffers a hand injury, the question comes up: whose responsibility is hand protection anyway?

All hands on board

Gil LeVerne, Jr.

November 5, 2008

How do you implement a hand safety program that achieves a high level of awareness and makes wearing PPE second nature?

On Demand Learn how to harness the power of visual communication to create a resilient safety culture and keep employees connected, informed, invested, and safe as they re-enter the workplace.

ISHN Magazine

2021 March

Among the articles in the March 2021 issue of ISHN magazine, we discuss fall prevention in regards to the musculoskeletal system, look into building a culture of safety, learn about NFPA 652 compliance and consider advancements in materials manufacturing.

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