5s & visual management checklist
Workplace audit
What does this form include?
This form contains 6 sections:
Health and Safety
- Do all processes have a current up to date detailed risk assessment available for inspection
- Have the emergency stops been tested and has this been recorded ?
Workplace organisation
- Is the boundary of each work station clearly defined with floor markings, sign boards ?
- Areas are defined by colour code I.e. Walk ways, stock locations, work areas, fork lift truck paths?
- Inventory, tools & equipment is clearly defined I.e. Clear labelling?
- Locations for tools, cleaning equipment, lubricants, trollys, FLT's are clear shadow boards and floor markings are used?
- Evidence of inventory control can be seen I.e. Kanban cards, minimum / maximum, first in / first out?
- There is a numbered system for reporting problems, hazards and maintenance requests and feedback is given within 10 days?
- Desks, workstations, cupboards and lockers are free of unnecessary paper work & cables?
- Andon lights are located on key pieces of equipment?
- There is a mechanism for capturing improvement ideas and implementing / actioning ideas?
- An improvement board exists in the work areas & a format has been agreed to cover Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety & Morale?
- There is evidence of production control I.e. Production management boards.
- Workers are kept aware of performance to schedule
- A 5s audit procedure has been agreed I.e. Format and frequency.
- Documentation is easy to locate?
- Customer & Company information is displayed?
- Meeting areas are provided & daily meetings are held?
- Evidence of regular housekeeping exists and is up to date?
Standard Operating Procedures & Skills Matrix
- SOPs are displayed in the relevant work areas?
- SOPs detail process steps, quality, safety issues and include photos ?
- Work is done according to SOPs?
- SOPs are used as a tool for continuous improvement?
- Skills matrixes exist and are regularly updated?
- Job detail sheets, standard work combination tables are used?
Quality Control
- Procedures exist for quarantining of reject, rework & scrap?
- Quality sample boards showing good & bad products exist?
- Poca yoke (mistake proofing) devices are in evidence?
- Visual set up indicators are used on all dials and gauges?
- NRFT results are displayed in the work area?
Maintenance of equipment
- Maintenance checklists exist and are followed, used and updated.
- Breakdown, trouble logs exist and are posted in the work area / near the machine?
- OEE is used this measure performance and results are displayed at the workplace?
- Daily maintenance is conducted I.e. Lubrication, cleaning, cooling and filter checks are carried out by operators ?
- Preventative maintenance is completed and records are up to date?
- Evidence of equipment transparency exists I.e. Transparent gaurding?
Continuous improvement
- Regular 5s audits are carried out ?
- Quality, Cost, Delivery, Housekeeping, Safety & Manpower information is easy to read and is up to date?
- Management deliver team briefs to update operators of business performance?
- Evidence exists of high levels of continuous improvement? Before and after pictures are displayed?
- Evidence exists of high levels of continuous improvement?
- Operational KPIs are displayed in the workplace and are regularly updated?
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