Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping
in Industry
Presented by:
Lohit SAINI
M.TECH (EST)
ROLL no: 601901007
Thursday, March 12, 2020
What is HOUSEKEEPING ?
• Housekeeping refers to day-to-day cleanliness, tidiness and good order in all
parts of the workplace.
• Good housekeeping is the foundation of a safe, healthy and pleasant
workplace.
• It is essential that all areas be kept clean, orderly, and with all necessary
things in the proper places.
• Good housekeeping provides a clean and pleasant working environment. It
also helps prevent accidents in the workplace and aids the efficient
operation of the workplace.
• Good housekeeping can usually be achieved by routine cleaning of the
premises, proper storage of materials, periodic disposal of rubbish, regular
maintenance of facilities and full staff co-operation.
Why good housekeeping matters ?
Safety Productivity
Quality Clean
Environmen
t
Good housekeeping
promotes

Why good housekeeping matters ?
• A clean, well-ordered, attractive work environment sets the tone of your

establishment.
• It encourages tidy work habits in employees.
• It helps reduce fatigue. It promotes good worker-management relations.
• It also gives a lift to morale, which is reflected in the quality of

production and overall efficiency.
• There’s an even more important reason why good housekeeping matters
— it makes the undertaking a safer place to work in.
• Good Housekeeping is the foundation for accident prevention.
• A neat, clean and orderly workplace is a safe workplace.

Benefits of good housekeeping
• Elimination of accidents and fire hazards
• Maintains safe, healthy work conditions
• Improved staff morale & wellbeing
• Increased productivity, saves time, money, materials, space, and effort
• Improved productivity and quality control
• Better Workplace Safety and Health performance
• Better inventory control
• Enhanced company image
• Commitment to Workplace Safety and Health

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.

Sort (Seiri) Set in Order Shine Standardize Sustain
Remove (Seiton) (Seiso) (Seiketsu) (Shitsuke)
unneeded
Arrange Clean Method Maintain
items.

Sort (Seiri)
Remove
unneeded
items.
• SORT OUT THE ITEMS AND DISCARD THE UNWANTED
– Make a list of all the items in the department.
– The list should include raw material, 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.

Sort (Seiri)
Remove
unneeded
items.
Separating the wanted and

unwanted
Junk & Wanted

Waste Repairable Items
No Use Repair
Discard To next step

Sort (Seiri)
Remove
unneeded
items.
While doing Seiri keep in mind :

How often things are used.
 What is the life of the material.
 Cost of the material
 Be sure to discard the unwanted things, otherwise you may

repent.

Set in Order
(Seiton)
Arrange
• Identifying places to arrange the things and placing them in

proper order for prompt usage.
While doing Seiton keep in mind :

 The right location where the things will be used.
 FIFO (First in First out) arrangement.
 Labeling of the area and the equipment is very important.
 Keep proper gaps between two things to avoid confusion.

Shine
(Seiso)
Clean
• Sweep your workplace thoroughly so that there is no

dust/dirt/scrap anywhere.
• The area should say “ Who I’m” and its neatness should give you
a natural welcome.
While doing Seiso keep in mind :

 Cleaning should be done regularly.
 All the nooks and corners should be cleaned.
 Keep all the labels intact.
 All the labels should be correct, visible and legible to all.
Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
• Always aim at maintaining the standard level of cleanliness,

hygiene and visual control.
• Keep all the 4 M’s ( Man., Machine, Material and Method) intact,
a lapse in any one of them will make you loose the rest of the
three
While doing Seiketsu keep in mind :

 The standards should be arrived at unanimously.
 Always keep the standards flexible to changes and improvements.
 Standards should be known to all and displayed.
Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
If you are disciplined :
 Rules will always be followed.
 Laid down targets will be achieved.
 Improvements will be promoted .
 The no. of defects will be reduced.
 The cost will not increase.

Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
How to practice SHITSUKE

 Train all team members on 4-S
 Correct wrong practices on the spot
 Punctuality is the backbone of 5S
 Follow work instructions.

Good Housekeeping Examples
Industry
•Construction
•Marine
•Manufacturing
•Logistics & Transport
•Healthcare
•Hospitality
Good Housekeeping Construction
Tidy and organised storage
Storage of reusable items

(by part size)
for quick redeployment
Good Housekeeping
Marine (on board vessel)
Storage area demarcation

Waste segregation
Segregation
of electrical,
gas and
water hoses
Demarcated walkway
Good Housekeeping
Manufacturing (Metalworking)
Horizontal push-back sliding racks
Vertical carousel storage system

Good Housekeeping
Manufacturing (Woodworking)
Workshop
layout
Drawer
layout
Good Housekeeping
Logistics & Transport (warehouse)
Demarcated walkway
Engineered racking
Good Housekeeping
Logistics & Transport (container depot)
Neatly
stacked
containers
Pedestrian crossing,
warning sign for drivers.
Good Housekeeping
Healthcare (Hospital Pharmacy)
Red bins for
external
preparations
like creams,
lotions &
patches.
Yellow
labels
indicate
“Different
strengths
Grey bins available”
for oral
medication
Good Housekeeping
Hospitality (Hotels)
Labelled
food trays
stating
production
date & time
Separate
compartments
for raw meat
and raw
seafood
Neatly
organised
Anti-slip cleaning
coating on tools
kitchen
floor
Key Points to Remember
 Good housekeeping helps prevent workplace fires

and accidents
 Keeping the workplace neat, clean, and
safe is everyone’s responsibility
 Keep alert to housekeeping hazards
 Eliminate or report hazards you identify anywhere

in the facility


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Good Housekeeping

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• A clean, well-ordered, attractive work environment sets the tone of your

• It helps reduce fatigue. It promotes good worker-management relations.

• It also gives a lift to morale, which is reflected in the quality of

• Good Housekeeping is the foundation for accident prevention.

• A neat, clean and orderly workplace is a safe workplace.

• Elimination of accidents and fire hazards

• Maintains safe, healthy work conditions

• Improved staff morale & wellbeing

• Increased productivity, saves time, money, materials, space, and effort

• Improved productivity and quality control

• Better Workplace Safety and Health performance

• Better inventory control

• Enhanced company image

• Commitment to Workplace Safety and Health

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• SORT OUT THE ITEMS AND DISCARD THE UNWANTED

– Make a list of all the items in the department.

– The list should include raw material, finished product, tools,

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Separating the wanted and

Junk & Wanted

Discard To next step

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While doing Seiri keep in mind :

 What is the life of the material.

 Cost of the material

 Be sure to discard the unwanted things, otherwise you may

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• Identifying places to arrange the things and placing them in

While doing Seiton keep in mind :

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• Sweep your workplace thoroughly so that there is no

While doing Seiso keep in mind :

• Always aim at maintaining the standard level of cleanliness,

While doing Seiketsu keep in mind :

If you are disciplined :

 Rules will always be followed.

 Laid down targets will be achieved.

 Improvements will be promoted .

 The no. of defects will be reduced.

 The cost will not increase.

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How to practice SHITSUKE

 Correct wrong practices on the spot

 Punctuality is the backbone of 5S

 Follow work instructions.

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Tidy and organised storage

Storage of reusable items

Storage area demarcation

Horizontal push-back sliding racks