SWACHH

ATA

SWACHH
ATA
In Japanese

THE SOLUTION TO ALL

PROBLEMS IS

5-S

5-S
Housekeeping
Technique

IDEA BEHIND 5-S

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE HIGH
LEVELS OF QUALITY, SAFETY,
PRODUCTIVITY, AND
MAINTENANCE WORKERS MUST
HAVE A CONDUCIVE WORKING
ENVIRONMENT

DISCOVERY OF 5-S
Thirty years ago researchers started
studying the secret of success of
Japanese manufacturing companies
5-S turned out to be the most
impressive "secret"
The factories were so well organized
that abnormal situations were readily
apparent

THE 5-S PRINCIPLES

SEIRI Organisation/Sort out
SEITON Orderliness/Systemize
SEISO The Cleaning/Shining
SEIKETSU Standardize
SHITSUKE - Sustain/Discipline

WHAT IS SWACHHATA?
Based on Housekeeping System, It
Helps Create a Better Working
Environment and a Consistently High
Quality Process

India Is Unique
With Its Own Problems
Will Have Its Own Way of
Tackling Them

DISCOVERY OF SWACHH
ATA
Looking at the Indian industrial
problems, a system to suit Indian
requirements is developed and it is
named

SWACHH
ATA

SWACHH
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IT IS NOT A
CONVENTIONAL
APPROACH BUT
MUCH MORE
THAN THAT
I

Sorting
Waste Disposal
Arranging
Cleaning
Habit Forming
Hobby
Appealing
Ambience
Timely Total
Maintenance
Appreciate Your
Efforts

SWACHH

SORTING
Useful
Unusefu
l

SORTING
Decide what you need
Remove unnecessary clutter

Remove items which are broken,

unusable or only occasionally used

RED TAG TECHNIQUE

RED
TAG

GIVE STAFF RED LABELS

ASK STAFF TO GO THROUGH
EVERY ITEM IN THE WORK PLACE
ASK IF NEEDED & THOSE THAT
ARE NEEDED,IN WHAT QUANTITY
NOT NEEDED, RED TAG IT
STORE IN THE RED TAG AREA

For wavering items

RED
TAG

PLACE THE SUSPECTED ITEMS IN

THE RED TAG AREA FOR ONE
WEEK
ALLOW THE STAFF TO
REEVALUATE THE NEEDED ITEMS
AT THE END OF WEEK THOSE
WHO NEED ITEMS SHOULD BE
RETURNED

Sorting
Clutter reduction by clearly
distinguishing between what is needed
and is to
be kept and what is unneeded and is to
be discarded.

Waste
Dispo
sal

Waste Disposal
All discarded items are to be disposed
of as per specified norms.

ARRANGIN
G

Arranging
Arrange all useful items in their
respective places. Find a place for
everything
and keep everything in its place

Cleaning

Cleaning
A clean work place where using the
senses you can detect possible
problems before
they actually happen.

Habit
Forming

Habit Forming
Make a commitment to the
SWACHHATA process for now and the
future so
that it becomes your habit to follow the
above four points regularly.

Hobby

Hobby
Enjoy carrying out the above jobs like a
hobby. Never feel it as a burden.

Appealin
g
Ambienc
e

Appealing Ambience
At this stage when all above have been
achieved start making the ambience
more appealing. Have greenery at your
working area. Place flower pots at
strategic
locations. Use room fresheners, wall
paintings etc.

Timely
Total
Maintena
nce

Total Repair/Maintenance
Keep everything in the area under your
control well maintained. There should
not
be loose wires, burnt sockets, broken
floors, etc.

Appreciat
e Your
Efforts

Appreciate Your Efforts

Give appreciation to yourself for
keeping your area inviting to everyone.
You may
display photographs showing what we
were, what we are and what we will
be.

ADVANTAGES OF SWACHHATA
Equipment are so clean and well
maintained that any problem
such as a loose bolt or leaking oil
could be easily seen
This passion of cleanliness and
orderliness should become a
hallmark of Indian organizations

ADVANTAGES OF
SWACHHATA
If tools and materials are
conveniently located in uncluttered
work areas
Operators spend less time looking for
items
This leads to higher workstation
efficiency, a fundamental goal in mass
production

ADVANTAGES OF
SWACHHATA
A clean and tidy workplace leads
to greater well being and
increased motivation
Company image improves

ADVANTAGES OF
SWACHHATA
Health and Safety is ensured
Machine maintenance
Quality
Productivity
Lean Manufacturing

ADVANTAGES OF
SWACHHATA
RESULTS IN A PLACE EASIER TO
MANAGE
SMOOTH WORKING
NO
OBSTRUCTION
NO DEVIATION, NO PROBLEMS

EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE THE

THINGS ARE SPPOSED TO BE

ADVANTAGES
OF
ADVANTAGES OF
SWACHHATA
Swachhata
TIME SAVING
QUICK RETRIEVAL
ACCIDENTS & MISTAKES
MINIMIZED
INCREASES SPACE
CREATES WORKPLACE
OWNERSHIP

ADVANTAGES OF
ADVANTAGES OF 5-S
SWACHHATA
FOUNDATION OF ALL QC TOOLS
CONTINUOUS QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT
LEAN MANUFACTURING
KINDERGARTEN OF QUALITY
TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

ADVANTAGES OF
ADVANTAGES OF 5-S
SWACHHATA
VISUAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
VISUAL CONTROL TO SEE THE
ABNORMALITIES
SIMPLE SIGNALS THAT PROVIDE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITION(
NORMAL/ ABNORMAL)
A LOOK AT THE PROCESS REVEALS ITS
DIRECTION (RIGHT/WRONG)

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