Module 06
5S and Safety
Promoting High Workplace Safety and Productivity / 5S Formal System
Description
5S is just about the best known and applicable LEAN tool. No wonder, because the methodology is not complex and excellent effects are obtainable within a short time. Nevertheless, there is a fundamental problem in sustainability which means maintaining daily regular and routine 5S actions (the problem is related to the 5th ‘S’). As usual, in such cases failings are internal discipline and problems with setting priorities.
Before proceeding to “soft “ people related improvement methods, let us make sure that we have all the indispensable system elements. Simple and user-friendly standardized forms of 5S Area Audit, Routine Checklist, definition of Levels of Achievement, Communication Zone / Board and other Standard-Work-related issues.
All of this is offered in this part of the LEAN Academy.
5S also stands for Safety at Work. Each Standard Template includes a safety issue to be taken into consideration.
5S is not just a cleaning! We need to keep in mind that this is a formal and structured system aimed at improving the productivity of our jobs. Therefore, everybody participates in the system!
Recommended Audience
Leaders, managers and LEAN specialists and wider admin staff within the organization.
Methodology
Multimedia presentation, short lectures, individual exercises, group activities and discussions and Q&A
Learning Objectives
5S and Safety (1 day).
- Understanding the benefits from the work in clean, well-organized and safe workplaces
- 5S + Safety in basic steps, everything what is needed for successful implementation or improvement of the actually working system.
- Focusing on typical problems, which cause constraints on the effectiveness of the system.
- Getting to know the Standard Work in the 5S system, templates, documents and methods of the visual management.
- Full methodology of the 5S system, step-by-step implementation instructions
- Visualization and Communication
- Solving problems through the 5S effectiveness.
Tools / Templates / Methods
- Standard 5S + Safety Audit Questionnaire
- Routine Checklist for the Operators / Office/ 5S Areas
- 5S Levels of Achievement (World-class)
- Levels of Achievement Audit
- 5S Red Tag