An ideal workplace is clean and well organized. Keeping a clean workplace has several benefits like improved quality, safety, and employee confidence. It also allows problems to be identified more quickly. To achieve an ideal workplace, follow these steps: 1) Sort and dispose of unwanted items, 2) Straighten by identifying places for all products and keeping them in place, 3) Shine by removing dirt and dust, 4) Standardize with labels, signage, and procedures, and 5) Sustain the clean workplace through rewards and regular audits. Color coding and pictures can also help define an ideal workspace.

1. What is an ideal workplace?
Why do we need to keep our work place
clean?
How do we achieve an ideal workplace?
Work Place Hygiene

2. What are the benefits of clean work place?
Improves quality & safety
Raises employee confidence
Identifies problems more quickly
We can identify the items clearly
Keeps the place neat and clean

4. STEP 1 - Sort
• Identify what you don’t need
• Dispose all items which are not required and throw unwanted items
STEP 2 - Straighten
• Identify a place for every product/item/equipment
• Keep every product/item/equipment in its place
• Mark appropriate location and quantity for each items
STEP 3 – Shine
• Remove dirt and dust from work area
• Keep your area clean
How ?
A place for everything and everything in its place

5. STEP 4 - Standardize
• Use labels, signboards for easy identification
• Use the exact color code standards
• Display Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s) and posters
• Display productivity and CSAT metrics visually & update regularly
STEP 5 – Sustain
• Recognize the efforts for clean & well organized work place by conducting a
reward ceremony and rewarding people
• Conduct regular audits
• Share feedback on workplace hygiene on daily basis
A place for everything and everything in its place

6. Color coding Standards
Yellow for marking work cells
and pathways
Red and white for fire and safety
Equipment
Red for dustbins and scrap area Yellow and Black for health
hazardous items

7. Ideal workplace pictures