Industrial Safety

Management
Work Premises
&
Housekeeping
House Keeping

A Place
For Everything
and Everything
In its

proper
Place.
House Keeping
A Place For Everything
and
Everything In its proper Place.
Purpose of Good House Keeping
Poor housekeeping can be a cause of accidents, such
as:
1. Tripping over loose objects on floors, stairs and
platforms.
2. Being hit by falling objects.
3. Slipping on greasy, wet or dirty surfaces striking against
projecting, poorly stacked items or misplaced
materials.
4. Cutting, puncturing, or tearing the skin of hands or
other parts of the body on projecting nails, wire or
steel strapping .
5. To avoid these hazards, a workplace must “Maintain"
order throughout a workday.
Result of Good House Keeping

1. Boost up the workmanship

2. Elimination of Accident
3. Increase Productivity
4. Reduce Waste
5. Increase life span
6. Increase attractiveness
7. Increase morale of Employee
Industrial House Keeping
Sections & processes should be located in good
relation to each other.
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• Layout of machines & equipments should be suited
to the work being done.
• There should be a suitable spacing between
machines.
Industrial House Keeping
• Emergency exits must be well marked,
unlocked and kept cleared without
obstacles.
• Access to machineries should be secured
and clearly marked.
Industrial House Keeping
All transport
routes, passage
ways & visit routes
should be clearly
marked and they
should have proper
barriers.
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• Clear warning boards &
displays must be displayed
for vehicle lanes & dangerous
places.
• Enough space should be
provided for storage of
materials and products.
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• Racks for tools, intermediate products, etc.
should be provided near the worksite.
• Adequate waste bins should be placed in a
convenient place as per the color coding.
Green – Organic Waste
Yellow – Glass Waste
White – Paper Waste
Grey – Metallic Waste
Blue – Plastic Waste
Red – Hazardous Waste
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• Floors should be even and the steps
should be visible from both the sides of
door.
• Spillage of oil & water from machines on
to the floor must be prevented by screens
(or) some other devices.
• Suitable drainage channels should be
provided.
• Proper house – keeping team should be
deployed for day – to – day cleaning
purpose.
House Keeping Check List
1 Is the floor swept properly and kept
clean?
2 Are the stairs/staircases ladders
swept properly? Is the approach
clear?
3 Are the drains kept clean and
unobstructed?
4 Are the machines and equipment
kept reasonably clean while working?
House Keeping Check List
5 Is machine/ equipment/ tool free from
accumulation of oil, grease, oily rags,
etc?
6 Are the window, partition glasses
clean?
7 Are lighting fixtures, wiped and clean?
8 Are tables, chairs, racks, cupboard etc
clean?
House Keeping Check List
9 Is the place clean from all the scrap and
other unwanted materials? Is there
proper location for discarding these?
10 Are the raw materials stacked and
stored properly and in orderly manner?
11 Are fire protection appliance kept
unobstructed?
12 Is there any wastage/ leakage of
water, electricity, fuel, steam, compressed
air, etc?
 House Keeping Check List
13 Is there any loose and hanging
temporary wiring?
14 Are all instruction charts, sign boards,
notice boards, etc in position and kept
up to date?
15 Are the lockers and cupboards clean
and kept in an orderly manner?
5 ‘S’ Terminology of House Keeping
• Seiri – Sorting – Keep only essential items
• Seiton – Straightening – Set everything in
order
• Seiso – Systematic cleaning – Sweeping &
cleanliness
• Seiketsu – Standardizing
• Shitsuke – Sustaining – Discipline

• Safety
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