Housekeeping & 5 "S" Faculty-S.Sukumar
Housekeeping & 5 "S" Faculty-S.Sukumar
Housekeeping & 5 "S" Faculty-S.Sukumar
Quality
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Good housekeeping
promotes
How does good housekeeping help?
Identification
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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?
1st step in housekeeping.doc
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
realised 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