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Housekeeping & 5 "S": Prepared By: Suman Kumar Singh
Housekeeping & 5 "S": Prepared By: Suman Kumar Singh
Quality
Clean
Environment
Good housekeeping
promotes
How does good housekeeping help?
Identification
system in the Searching
dept. time is
eliminated
Every thing in
it’s place
Discipline
in the Improved
dept. productivity
& high moral
Therefore, the first step
towards good housekeeping
will be to identify if there is a
place for every thing in the
department, and if every thing
is in it’s place.
Are you ready for this
exercise?
An introduction to 5 “S”
It is a participative programme
An introduction to 5 “S”
5 “S” is a systematic approach to
good housekeeping
An introduction to 5 “S”
The concept of good housekeeping
has been with Japanese for a very
long time. At home and school,
children are disciplined to adhere to
good housekeeping
An introduction to 5 “S”
It was only in the early 1980s
that good housekeeping
became a pertinent issue in
Japanese industries, as
companies realized its
powerful contribution to
productivity and quality
improvement.
An introduction to 5 “S”
5S
Participation
Supported by all
By all
SEIRI
• SORT OUT THE ITEMS AND DISCARD THE
UNWANTED
– Make a list of all the items in the department.
– The list should include raw material, wip, finished
product, tools, tackles, dust bin, facilities like chair,
table, bins etc. nothing should be left unlisted.
– Appropriate authority should decide which items can
be disposed off and which items need to be kept in the
department.
– Items marked for disposal should be disposed off in a
safe manner.
SEITON
• PLACE FOR EVERY THING
– After disposing unwanted material, provide
appropriate place for every item that has to be kept in
the department.
– While providing the place the ergonomic factors and
safety aspects have also to be considered.
– Place for movement of men and material should also be
provided.
– Place should be distinctly identified and marked.
– Place for display of instructions, posters etc. should lso
be identified.
SEISO
• CLEAN THE PLACE THOROUGHLY AND
KEEP EVERY THING IN IT’S PLACE.
– Clean every thing including material, floor, containers,
walls, windows etc.
– If necessary painting also should be done.
– While painting follow colour codes wherever
applicable.
– Insist on regular cleaning at the end of the work
SEIKETSU
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping at
workplace at all times.
– Ensure that people keep the items at designated
place after it’s use.
– If possible, design the system such that if some
thing is missing from the place, it is easily
highlighted
SHITSUKE
• Train people to follow good housekeeping
discipline.
– Train people in 5 S, housekeeping etc.
– Lead by example.
– Maintain discipline in every aspect
Role of top management in 5 “S”
implementation