Sprache erleben - B2 - Ordnung und Sauberkeit am Arbeitsplatz
Experience Language - B2 - Order and Cleanliness in the Workplace
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Ordnung
order
und
and
Sauberkeit
cleanliness
am
in the
Arbeitsplatz
workplace
:
Das
the
5S
5S
-
Prinzip
principle
in
in
der
the
Praxis
practice
Order and cleanliness in the workplace: The 5S principle in practice
Ordnung
order
und
and
Sauberkeit
cleanliness
sind
are
Grundvoraussetzungen
basic requirements
für
for
sicheres
safe
und
and
effizientes
efficient
Arbeiten
work
–
besonders
especially
in
in
technischen
technical
Berufen
professions
.
Order and cleanliness are basic requirements for safe and efficient work – especially in technical professions.
Ein
a
herumliegendes
left lying around
Werkzeug
tool
kann
can
eine
a
Maschine
machine
beschädigen
damage
oder
or
zu
towards
einem
an
Arbeitsunfall
accident at work
führen
lead
.
A tool left lying around can damage a machine or cause an accident at work.
Wer
who
seinen
his
Arbeitsplatz
workplace
im
under
Griff
conrol
hat
has
,
arbeitet
works
schneller
faster
,
macht
makes
weniger
fewer
Fehler
mistakes
und
and
schützt
protects
sich
him-
selbst
self
und
and
andere
others
vor
from
Unfällen
accidents
.
Those who have their workplace under control work faster, make fewer mistakes and protect themselves and others from accidents.
Ein
a
bewährtes
proven
System
system
dafür
for this
ist
is
das
the
sogenannte
so-called
5S
5S
-
Prinzip
principle
.
A proven system for this is the so-called 5S principle.
Es
it
stammt
originates
ursprünglich
primordially
aus
from
Japan
Japan
und
and
wird
is
heute
today
in
in
vielen
many
Unternehmen
companies
weltweit
around the world
eingesetzt
used
–
vor
ahead of
allem
all
in
in
der
the
Industrie
industry
.
It originated in Japan and is now used in many companies around the world – especially in industry.
Die
the
fünf
five
Schritte
steps
im
at a
Überblick
glance
:
The five steps at a glance:
Sortieren
sorting
–
Alles
everything
,
was
that
am
in the
Arbeitsplatz
workplace
nicht
not
regelmäßig
regularly
gebraucht
used
wird
is
,
kommt
put
weg
away
.
Sorting – Everything that is not used regularly in the workplace is put away.
Überflüssige
redundant
Werkzeuge
tools
,
Materialien
materials
oder
or
Papiere
papers
behindern
hinder
die
the
Arbeit
work
und
and
erhöhen
increase
das
the
Unfallrisiko
risk of accidents
.
Unnecessary tools, materials or papers hinder work and increase the risk of accidents.
Systematisieren
systematize
–
Jedes
every
benötigte
required
Teil
part
hat
has
einen
a
festen
fixed
Platz
place
und
and
wird
is
nach
after
Gebrauch
use
sofort
immediately
zurückgelegt
put back
.
Systematize – Every required part has a fixed place and is put back immediately after use.
Werkzeuge
tools
sind
are
beschriftet
labeled
und
and
griffbereit
close at hand
.
Das
this
spart
saves
Zeit
time
und
and
verhindert
prevents
Suchaufwand
effort of searching
.
Tools are labeled and within easy reach. This saves time and eliminates the need to search for them.
Säubern
cleaning
-
Der
the
Arbeitsplatz
workplace
wird
is
regelmäßig
regularly
gereinigt
cleaned
–
nicht
not
nur
only
aus
because of
hygienischen
hygienic
Gründen
reasons
,
sondern
but
auch
also
zur
for
Kontrolle
monitoring purposes
.
Cleaning - The workplace is cleaned regularly – not only for hygienic reasons, but also for monitoring purposes.
Schäden
damages
oder
or
Verschmutzungen
contaminations
an
to
Maschinen
machines
und
and
Werkzeugen
tools
werden
are
so
thus
frühzeitig
early on
erkannt
detected
.
Damage or contamination to machines and tools can be detected at an early stage.
Standardisieren
standardize
-
Es
it
gelten
is in effect
klare
clear
Regeln
rules
,
wann
when
und
and
wie
how
aufgeräumt
tidied up
und
and
gereinigt
cleaned
wird
is
.
Standardize - There are clear rules about when and how things are tidied up and cleaned.
Das
this
betrifft
concerns
auch
also
Zuständigkeiten
responsibilities
:
Wer
who
ist
is
für
for
welchen
which
Bereich
area
verantwortlich
responsible
?
Was
what
gehört
belongs
zur
to the
täglichen
daily
Routine
routine
?
This also concerns responsibilities: Who is responsible for which area? What is part of the daily routine?
Selbstdisziplin
self-discipline
-
Das
the
wichtigste
most important
und
and
zugleich
at the same time
schwierigste
most difficult
ist
is
die
the
konsequente
consistent
Einhaltung
compliance
der
of the
Ordnung
order
.
Self-discipline - The most important and at the same time most difficult thing is to consistently maintain order.
Jeder
everyone
muss
has to
mitmachen
participate
.
Nur
only
wenn
when
alle
all
die
the
Regeln
rules
ernst
seriously
nehmen
take
,
funktioniert
functions
das
the
System
system
dauerhaft
in the long term
.
Everyone has to participate. Only if everyone takes the rules seriously will the system function in the long term.
Ein
a
sauberer
clean
Arbeitsplatz
workplace
ist
is
kein
no
Zufall
accident
sondern
but
das
the
Ergebnis
result
guter
of good
Gewohnheiten
habits
.
A clean workplace is not an accident but the result of good habits.
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Experience Language - B2 - Order and Cleanliness in the Workplace
