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PFC Electric

147 Little Glen Road, Glen Parva, Leicester. UK. LE2 9TW
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1162 783192
Mob: +44 (0)7897 135307
info@pfcelectric.co.uk
http://www.pfcelectric.co.uk

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5S Housekeeping - to organize the workplace
The 5S workplace organization process usually starts out by
Sort sorting the useful from the unnecessary. The only things that
should remain in a work area are the parts, tools, &
(Seiri)
instructions needed to do the job.

Everything has a place; everything is in its place.


Straighten This is also a good time for your team to create a Visual
(Seiton) Scoreboard, down lights, floor paint, bins, and other visual
controls.

Do an initial spring cleaning.


Sweep & Shine Maybe painting, scouring, sweeping, washing, rinsing,
scrubbing, and whatever else is needed to make your work
(Seiso)
place shine.

In the Standardize phase of Lean 5 S, routine cleaning


becomes a way of life.
Preventative maintenance is routinely performed, perhaps
Standardize with planning and scheduling and some responsibilities done
(Seiketsu) by your central maintenance department, and as much
routine maintenance as possible performed by the people that
know that work centre better than anyone else.

Shitsuke is when five S becomes a routine way of life. Root


causes are routinely identified and dealt with. The
Sustain Systems2win 5 S forms and the Standard Work Audit are very
familiar to everyone - both supervisors and the workers that
(Shitsuke)
have come to appreciate the benefits of Five S and Lean
methods.

Some companies have taken to calling their program a 6S


Safety program - with the inclusion of Safety issues. The
Systems2win 5S template does include a section for safety.

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