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The Purpose of 5S. Enhance safety Increase quality and quality mindsets Remove waste from workplace Provide reduction in non-VA activities Create an environment for Continuous Improvement. 6S = 5S + 1*safety Activities. S ort: Seiri (separate) S traighten: Seiton (set in order)
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The Purpose of 5S • Enhance safety • Increase quality and quality mindsets • Remove waste from workplace • Provide reduction in non-VA activities • Create an environment for Continuous Improvement freeleansite.com
6S = 5S + 1*safety Activities • Sort: Seiri (separate) • Straighten: Seiton (set in order) • Shine: Seiso (clean) • Standardize: Seiketsu (standards) • Sustain: Shitsuke (discipline) • Safety: Anzensei ( + *safety) freeleansite.com
Typical Levels of Assessment • Level E • Disorganized and dirty • Parts and rubbish on floor and bins • Shelves cluttered with newspaper, lunch, obsolete stock • Level D • No debris in working area • WIP Organized • No obsolete stock; parts are labelled (including defects) • Level C • Aisles, equipment and materials are identified • Non-required tools and fixtures removed from workplace • Required tools and fixtures are identified and assigned a visible location • Level B • All small tools are identified and located for immediate access • 6S standards are maintained with direction from supervision • Level A • 6S standards are maintained without supervision • Operators are searching for opportunities to improve freeleansite.com
Level E Disarray: • What is required? What is not required? • Potential damage to WIP • Potentially hazardous to operator freeleansite.com
Level D • Some organization is apparent • Cannot tell what is / is not required freeleansite.com
Level C • Organized and identified • Obvious when missing freeleansite.com
Level B • Clean, neat, tidy • Safe, no hidden dangers to worker or WIP • Process problems obvious at a glance freeleansite.com
Level A • Standards are visible • Workers maintaining standards • Workers seeking out opportunities for improvement freeleansite.com
Let’s do some 5S “Ratings” … So, what do you think ? freeleansite.com
The Purpose of 5S • Enhance safety • Increase quality and quality mindsets • Remove waste from workplace • Provide reduction in non-Value added activities • Create an environment for Continuous Improvement freeleansite.com