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Seiton (orderliness)
This means orderly storage, putting things in the right place. Those things
can then easily be found, taken out and used again when they are needed. It
doesn’t simply mean lining things up neatly; it means there is a place for
everything, and everything should be in its place! The locations of equipment,
tooling and materials are clearly defined, displayed and maintained.

Seiso (cleaning)
This refers to cleaning the workplace regularly, to make work easier and to
maintain a safe workplace.
Seiketsu (cleanliness)
This means being aware of the need for maintaining a clean workplace, not
just through cleaning programmes but through ensuring that spillage of liquids
and dropping of materials, packaging, etc. is avoided.
Shitsuke (discipline)
This means to formalize and practise the above items continuously each day
as you work, to have the discipline to always work to these principles.
In WCS International we have developed an eleven-step plant-wide clear
and clean exercise for our clients as a start point to put the philosophy of 5s
or CAN DO into practice. This is often implemented shortly after initial TPM
pilot equipment projects have been launched, in order to get everyone involved at
an early stage. It is not used as a forerunner of TPM, as is the usual case with
the Japanese approach. The Japanese seem quite prepared to spend six to
twelve months cleaning up a plant. In the Western world we do not quite
have the same level of patience, and we need to experience early live equipment
examples called pilots in order to illustrate, prove and believe in the TPM
process.
The initial plant clear and clean process is described as follows:
Clear out

1 Zone the plant into clear geographical areas with clear management
responsibility. (See the plant plan for your shift’s responsibility area.)
2 Carry out a first-cut physical run for items that can be immediately
thrown away today because it is obvious they are not needed.
3 Carry out a second red-tag/red-label/red-sticker run, which needs to
be more structured and thoughtful.
4 It is obvious that if you are to get rid of a great many items, you will
need a great many waste disposal containers (say six strategically placed
skips). Some items will be wanted but are in the wrong place: ’There
must be a place for everything, and everything must be in its right
place.’