Housekeeping on Construction Sites: Why Is It So Important? It’s something we hear about on every site and every shop we work in. Visit http://blog.mckenneys.com/2016/10/housekeeping-why-is-it-so-important for some tips to keep our areas clean, LEAN and running smoothly.

1. Housekeeping: Why Is It So Important?

2. Housekeeping. It’s something we hear about on every site and every
shop we work in. We clean at the end of a shift, when a customer
comes through, when people come to visit our area, and at many other
times. But why is it so important?
Successful housekeeping drives safety, LEAN, a company’s culture, and
its image to the customer. Poor housekeeping causes us to lose
materials, tools, time and access to an area, and it can injure us and
those around us by causing accidents.

3. Here are some tips to keep our areas clean, LEAN and running
smoothly:
• Only have the material you need to complete the task in your area.
Remove old material and try not to have new material delivered too
early.
• Pick up your area throughout your task, have waste bins next to you
to put material and try to keep all items off the floor.
• Only have the tools you need in your work area. Remove old and
broken tools from the site, and when you are done with your task,
properly inspect your tools and return them to where they belong.

4. • Don’t walk over or past a mess. Everyone needs to own
housekeeping. If you have to walk over or around something, then
it has the potential to hurt you or someone else. Don’t let it.
• When you leave a floor or area, it should be left in “broom swept”
condition.

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