PRINCIPLES of

WORK
ENVIRONMENT
IMPROVEMENT
PRESENTED BY:
GROUP 8
 JAPANESE 5’s

5’s is not simply a list of action

items. It is an integrated concept
of action, condition and culture.
 SORT

SET in
SUSTAIN
5’S ORDER

STANDAR SHINE
DIZE
 JAPANESE 5Ss

01 02 03
SEIRI SEITON SEISO
04 05
SEIKET SHITSU
SU
JAPANESE ENGLISH BRIEF
EXPLANATION
SEIRI SORT Organizing and
eliminating
SEITON SYSTEMATIZE Setting in order
SEISO SWEEP Cleaning

SEIKETSU STANDARDIZE Maintaining high standard

SHITSU SELF- Making 5’s a habit

 SEIRI SORT
– is an action to identify and eliminate all unnecessary
items from your workplace. Separate tools and materials
from those that are needed. Identify which are functional,
needed repair and for disposal. Dispose materials that are
not necessary anymore for use, as well as tools that cannot
be repaired for use. Disposal can be done in either of the
following:
 DISPOSAL WAYS:
–Sell it to outside the workplace.
–Move to the other department/section where the items needed.
–Throw it away dispose as garbage.
–In disposing the belongings, it is better to make people know who
has the authority for disposal.
–It is also to make better people know where to return excessive
stock of materials and supplies.
–While looking around for unnecessary items in your workplace,
look at every nook like you when you are looking for cockroaches.
It will be a bonus to you if you find useful items.
 SEITON SYSTEMATIZ
E item in good order.
–is an action to put every necessary
Affer eliminating unnecessary items, create and
identify storage areas for the remaining objects. Label
each storage areas to properly identify stored items.
Put most frequently used items close to the user to
minimize movement of the person.
 SEISO SWEEP
–is an action to clean your workplace thoroughly. Clean
the work area and ensure and ensure proper care for all
tools and equipment. Clearing should be practiced
everyday and always put things in its proper place.
 SEIKETS STANDARDIZ
U E
– is a condition were high standard of good
housekeeping is maintained so that there is no dust and
rust anywhere. These are the best practices in the
workplace that promotes productivity.
 SEIKETSU(STANDARDIZE)
OPERATION:
Create a maintenance system for housekeeping. Make a schedule
of cleaning for your workplace.
Interdepartmental competition is a very effective means
of sustaining and enhancing people's interest on 5S’s.
NOTE:
–Indicate the names of the persons responsible for the
work area and for the machine.
–Regular inspection and evaluation on the level of 4S’s
by each workare necessary
–Do not criticize poor cases, but also praise and commend
good practices or good performances.
 SHITSUK SELF-
E DISCIPLINE
– is a condition where all members practice
accordingly. It is a CULTURE. Self-discipline means
doing the 45 as a way of life. Practicing the 45 without
being told or asked.
 5S’s
ADVANTAGE
S
01
The 5S’s makes your workplace more pleasant. In
practicing 55s, you have to start from discussing
and agreeing what to put for efficient use by
everyone. With your workmates, you have to
clean the workplace. Such human relation and
working environment will make you and your
workplace pleasant.
02
The 5S’s makes your work more
efficient. If you have to look for
something and take so much time
finding it, you are not only wasting
your time but also wasting your
energy and moral.
02
On the other hand, if everything at your
workplace is arranged in proper order and
readily available for use: your work flow will
always be very smooth. It Improves not only
your efficiency but also improves the rhythm
of your work and the more you will enjoy it. If
you have a work, better to enjoy it.
03
The 55s improves your safety. A clear and
tidy working environment where everything
is properly placed, where clear instructions
are readily available, and where no one
throws anything is safer place to work in.
04
The 5S’s improves quality of your work and
your products. People affect environment, On
the other hand, the environment also affects
people. If you are accustomed to work in a
clear and tidy environment, you can develop
your sensitivity so that you can feel and
identify any defect in work. On the contrary,
messy and untidy environment will adversely
affect your sensitivity
05
The 5S’s makes a quality life of people. The
process of 55s requires people to think,
consult and agree with others and cooperate
with each other.
LEARNIN
G
ACTIVITI
ES
Performance Task 2: Suppose you are task to sort the following items
in a cabinet with three drawers applying the 5S’s system place them
accordingly.
Answer the following questions:
1. What are your consideration in arranging the given items?
2. What are the advantages of following the 5S’s system?

Wrenches and Pliers Claw Hammer Nail box for lockpins Plumb bob Spirit level

Bolts and nuts Hard hat Goggles Safety belt Sand paper

Gloves Pliers Pull push rule Lock pins Nail

Performance task 3: Identify the following. Write your answer.

1. Getting rid of the source of dirt, grime and foreign matters which cause defects,
breakage and even accidents.
A.sort C.systematize
B.standardize D.sweep
2. To arrange necessary items for easy access and efficiency.
A.sort C.systematize
B.standardize D.sweep
3. Which among the following is the benefit of an organization following a 5S?
A. Improved safety
B. Increase in waste products
C. Lower productivity
D. Poor maintenance of the Facilities
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by
yourself”