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Biosafety and biosecurity are two components of extreme importance in the development of every project, E-coding is not the exception. It was a priority for us to have biosecurity regulations, safety considerations and standards for the laboratories practices to be successful and to have a quality control in our results. There has been an issue with the biosafety education in Mexico and we believe that it is a problem that should be solved. We decided to take action and with the collaboration of our institution, Tecnológico de Monterrey and the Administration of Undergraduate Laboratories of the Bioengineering Department, we implemented a system of workplace administration named 5S. This system was applied in our university’s educational spaces with the goal of not only enhancing the appearance and experience of users in the labs but also, most importantly, to optimize the usage of materials and to mend the biosecurity.
How does it work?
“5S” works under 5 main guidelines that help achieve our goal: efficiency and safety in the lab. All students, faculty members and other laboratory users are both encouraged and expected to follow these guidelines and come up with new ideas to improve the system.
The main components of 5S are:

• Seiri: Classifying
• Seiton: Organizing
• Seiso: Cleaning
• SeiketsuStandardizing
• Shitsuke: Discipline

Seiton and Seiso in the Lab

Seiri of our material
What have we accomplished?
During the time this system has been implemented in our laboratories, we have noticed great results. There has been an increase in productivity and efficiency, there is more space available for everyone, chores have been better distributed, there has been a lower number of accidents and cleaning time. This system has proven to be successful and has promoted team work in the lab.
Having safe, clean and organized laboratories only encourage us to work harder and feel proud about our work space.