Five "S" in Workplace Safety

Dr Abe V Rotor 
Living with Nature - School on Blog

Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio

738 DZRB AM, 8 to 9 evening class, Monday to Friday

5s is a systematic way of organizing the work area, following rules and regulations on safety and health, maintaining discipline to make work faster, cheaper, effective, more organized, safer, and productive.  5s stands for the following:  

Sort means looking around the workplace and disposing all unnecessary items.

Systematize is arranging the necessary items in good order for use.

Sweep mean s cleaning the workplace.

Sanitize means maintaining high standards of house keeping.

Self-discipline means "doing things spontaneously without being told or ordered." 

Reference: Occupational Safety and Health Center
North Avenue corner Science Road
Diliman, QC
http:// www.oshc.dole.gov.ph