Employability Skills - Quality Tools
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Purpose of house keeping and practice
Objectives: At the end of this lesson you shall be able to
• learn the importance and usefullness of house keeping
• learn the japanese 5’s technique
• understand the effects of 5’s implementation.
Cleaning and house keeping:
Cleaning is the process of removal of unwanted matter
contaminants or pollutants from the surrounding of shop-
floor which will ultimately result in overall improvement.
House keeping not only ensures safety but also improves
the health of employees and prevents possible accidents
hazards etc.,
House keeping results in improved efficiency, increased
produtivity, reduce scrap, reduction of downtime, better
control of inventory etc.,
Japanese who always aims at quality and overall
improvement have invented a new technique called 5s, a
system of effective house keeping which is purely people
involved and practice oriented approach. Each ‘S’
represents a Japanese word namely Seiri, Seiton, Seiso,
Seiketsu, and Shitsuke, which are explained below.
5’S - Concept
5’S is a people - oriented and practice - oriented approach.
5’S expects everyone indeed - every one to participate in
it.
It is based on the belief that every individual can contribute
to improving his workplace where he spends one third of
his life.
5’S is an employee participation program which has been
found very effective in improving environment leading to
total quality. It becomes a basic for continuous
improvement in the organization.
The terms 5’S (Fig 1) are:
• SEIRI - (Sorting out)
• SEITON - (Systematic arrangement)
• SEISO - (Shine - Cleanliness)
• SEIKETSU - (Standardization)
• SHITSUKE - (Self Discipline)
Step - 1 : SEIRI (Sorting Out)
• Look around your work place and Sort out items into
what you need and what you don't want
• Separate the GOOD, Re-Workable & Rejected items
• Rework the Re-workable items and dispose off rejected
items
• Return the Unwanted items
Every employee is expected to avoid mix up of item by
grouping them together according to its type & kind for
example,
The raw material should not get mixed up with work in
process (WIP).
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Theory 2.5.
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Items are pending inspection or testing should be
separated from items already inspected and accepted.
Tools should be kept separately, fixtures should be
available in one place, dies should be in another place,
etc.
Even stationery, forms should be maintained according
to its type and kind. Following Questions may help you
in deciding what action is to be taken.
Following Questions may help you in deciding what
action is to be taken
• Do you find items scattered in your workplace ?
• Are there boxes, papers and other items left in
disorganized manner?
• Are there equipment and tools placed on the floor?
• Are all sorted out items, placed in designated spots?
• Are tools and stationery properly sorted and stored?
Step - 2 : SEITON (Systematic Arrangement)
Means "arrange". The motto here is
“A place for everything & Everything in its place”.
We have to allocate a place for each and everything. For
example, a separate shelf for dies,
A separate rack for tools, separate rack for machinery
spares, an almirah for stationery, etc. should be
maintained.
The aim here is that a particular item should be available
in a particularly earmarked place.
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