5S Workplace Organization and applications in healthcare

5S Workplace Organization and applications in healthcare 

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**Definition

5S is a visually oriented system for organizing the workplace to minimize the waste of time. Having everything clean, neat, and in the proper location enhances quality and productivity because it helps make things easier to find and problems more visible.

**“A place for everything, and everything in its place, clean and ready for use”

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1.

Sort (get rid of what’s not needed)

2.

Set in Order (organize)

3.

Shine (clean)

4.

Standardize (tasks)

5.

Sustain (keep it up)

*Safety (make it safe)

–adopted by many health care organizations

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**Where Does it Apply?

Waiting Areas

Patient Rooms

Nursing Station

Everywhere

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**5S Workplace Outcomes

1.

Improves on-time delivery

2.

Improves quality/reduced defects

3.

Increases productivity

4.

Reduces lead times

5.

Reduces waste in materials, space, and time

6.

Reduces inventory and storage costs

7.

Reduces changeover time

8.

Reduces equipment downtime

9.

Improves safety

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