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5S Housekeeping Practices
What is 5S?
5S is the beginning of a healthy, comfortable and productive
life for every atwork. This is fundamental to productivity
improvement.
When implemented successfully in a company, 5S brings about
amazing changes.
The driving force for a 5S program comes from people.
5S is an acronym for five Japanese words, i.e. SEIRI, SEITON,
SEISO,SEIKETSU and SHITSUKE.
SEIRI Sorting Sisih
SEITON Simplify, Set in order Susun
SEISO Sweep, shine Sapu
SEIKETSU Standardize Seragam
SHITSUKE Sustain, Self-disciplined Sentiasa Amal
Definition of 5S
SEIRI To sort and systematically discard items that are not
needed in the workplace.
SEITON To arrange necessary items in a neat and systematic
manner so that they canbe easily retrieved for use and to return
after use.
SEISO To clean and inspect the workplace thoroughly so that
there is no dirt on the
floor, machines and equipments.
SEIKETSU To maintain a high standard of workplace organization
by keepingeverything clean and orderly at all times.
SHITSUKE To train people to practise the 5S system continuously
so that it becomes
habitual and ingrained in the culture of organization.
Progress of 5S in LAKU
LAKU started practising 5S since April 2006 and plans to get 5S
certification in the near
future. LAKU 5S organization structure is as follow :
