CARPENTRY 5

• Hazard


  A potential source of harm to a worker
• Risk


  The chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm
• The difference between hazard and risk is that a hazard is something that can cause harm, while risk is the chance of that hazard actually causing harm
• Requirements in Conducting/Identifying Hazards

  1. Survey the workplace to identify hazards

  2. Determine whether any hazard requires Personal Protective Equipment

  3. Pay special attention to working conditions or process that can produce hazards

  4. Reassess hazards whenever necessary, especially when new equipment is installed to avoid accidents
• Working Conditions that Can Produce Hazards

  • Falling objects
  • Objects that can puncture skin
  • Objects that could roll over worker's feet
  • Toxic chemicals
  • Heat
  • Harmful Dust
  • Radiation
• Types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


  • Face and eye protection (goggles, face shield, face screen and visor)
  • Head protection (safety helmets)
  • Foot Protection (safety shoes and safety boots)
  • Hand Protection (gloves)
  • Hearing Protection (ear muffs or ear plugs)
  • Respirators
• Seiri


  Sort - Take out unnecessary items and dispose
• Seiton


  Systematize - Arrange necessary items in good order for use
• Seiso


  Sweep - Clean your workshop
• Seiketsu

  Sanitize - Maintain high standard of housekeeping
• Shitsuke


  Self-discipline - Do things spontaneously without being told or ordered
• The 5Ss is an integrated concept of action, condition and culture, not just a list of action items
• 5S


  Japanese words that start with letter S, with English equivalents
• 5Ss and their English equivalents

  • SEIRI (SORT)
  • SEITON (SYSTEMATIZE)
  • SEISO (SWEEP)
  • SIEKETSU (SANITIZE)
  • SHITSUKE (SELF-DISCIPLINE)
• 5Ss


  • It is an integrated concept of action, condition and culture
  • The nature and implication of each S needs to be understood
• SEIRI (SORT)


  Action to identify and eliminate all unnecessary items from your workplace
• SEITON (SYSTEMATIZE)


  Action to put every necessary item in good order
• SEISO (SWEEP)


  Action to clean your workplace thoroughly
• SIEKETSU (SANITIZE)


  Condition where high standard of good housekeeping is maintained so that there is no dust and rust anywhere
• SHITSUKE (SELF-DISCIPLINE)


  Condition where all members practice accordingly, it is a culture
• 5Ss is not simply a list of action items, but an integrated concept of action, condition and culture
• The nature and implication of each S needs to be understood
• SEIRI (SORT) is an action to identify and eliminate all unnecessary items from your workplace
• SEITON (SYSTEMATIZE) is an action to put every necessary item in good order
• SEISO (SWEEP) is an action to clean your workplace thoroughly
• SIEKETSU (SANITIZE) is a condition where high standard of good housekeeping is maintained so that there is no dust and rust anywhere
• SHITSUKE (SELF-DISCIPLINE) is a condition where all members practice accordingly, it is a culture
• The advantage of wearing personal protective equipment is to prevent physical injury or damage to health
• The importance of 5S is that it is an integrated concept of action, condition and culture
• A physical injury or damage to health is a HARM
• Contingency measures during workplace accidents, fire and other emergencies are recognized and established in accordance with ORGANIZATION procedures
• A potential source of harm to a worker is a HAZARD
• The chance that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm is RISK