The document discusses good housekeeping practices in industry. It defines housekeeping as maintaining cleanliness and order in the workplace. Good housekeeping provides a safe, healthy and productive work environment. It prevents accidents and aids efficient operations. The 5S methodology of sorting, setting in order, shining, standardizing and sustaining is presented as a system to improve housekeeping. Examples of good housekeeping practices in different industries like construction, manufacturing, logistics and healthcare are also provided. Maintaining good housekeeping is important for promoting quality, safety, productivity and a clean working environment.

1. Good Housekeeping
in Industry
Presentedby:
Lohit SAINI
M.TECH(EST)
ROLL no: 601901007
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2. 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.
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Why good housekeeping matters ?
Good housekeeping
promotes
Quality
Safety Productivity
Clean
Environment

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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.

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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

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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.

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• One system that has been used by many industries to improve their
Housekeeping and Efficiency is the 5-S system.
• 5S is the acronym for five Japanese words:
Sort (Seiri)
Remove
unneeded
items.
Set in Order
(Seiton)
Arrange
Shine
(Seiso)
Clean
Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
Sustain
(Shitsuke)
Maintain

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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.

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Junk & Waste
Separating the wanted and
unwanted
Repairable Wanted Items
No Use Repair
Discard To next step
Sort (Seiri)
Remove
unneeded
items.

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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.
Sort (Seiri)
Remove
unneeded
items.

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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.

15. Shine
(Seiso)
Clean
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• 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.

16. Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
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• 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.

17. Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
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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.

18. Standardize
(Seiketsu)
Method
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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.

19. Good Housekeeping Examples
Industry
• Construction
• Marine
• Manufacturing
• Logistics & Transport
• Healthcare
• Hospitality

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Tidy and organised storage
Storage of reusable items
(by part size)
for quick redeployment
Construction

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Waste segregation
Demarcated walkway
Storage area demarcation
Segregation
of electrical,
gas and
water hoses
Marine (on board vessel)

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Horizontal push-back sliding racks
Vertical carousel storage system
Manufacturing (Metalworking)

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Workshop
layout
Drawer
layout
Manufacturing (Woodworking)

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Demarcated walkway
Engineered racking
Logistics & Transport (warehouse)

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Neatly
stacked
containers
Pedestrian crossing,
warning sign for drivers.
Logistics & Transport (container depot)

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Grey bins
for oral
medication
Red bins for
external
preparations
like creams,
lotions &
patches.
Healthcare (Hospital Pharmacy)
Yellow
labels
indicate
“Different
strengths
available”

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Labelled
food trays
stating
production
date & time
Anti-slip
coating on
kitchen
floor
Separate
compartments
for raw meat
and raw
seafood
Neatly
organised
cleaning
tools
Hospitality (Hotels)

28. Key Points to Remember
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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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