5S Implementation of SME Readiness in Meeting Environmental Management System Standards based on ISO 14001:2015 (Study Case: PT. ABC)

Abstract

The application of 5S can be used in assisting environmental management system standards. 5S (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke) is a simple concept in managing workplaces for efficiency and waste reduction as well as optimizing quality and productivity through an organized environment. An environmental management system is part of a management system which used to manage environmental aspects, compliance obligations, and opportunity risks. ISO 14001: 2015 as an international standard of the environmental management system which refers to the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Action) cycle. The environmental management system at SMEs faces greater limitations compared to large companies. 5S can be used as a tool to improve environmental performances by reducing waste, pollution, and energy which will be easier to identify and control. In this study, it's explained how the influence of 5S in fulfilling ISO 14001: 2015 standards in electrical Batik stove SME in which the application of 5S is not optimal and resulting in compliance with environmental management systems that less than the ISO 14001: 2015 standards. Factors affecting the application of both 5S and EMS are leadership and commitment, knowledge and training, communication, employee participation and motivation, and external factors such as law and regulation.