# Number of

Points
5S Checksheet - Workstation Audit problems

5 or more 0
Date: 3 to 4 1
5S Level = Total points / 20 2 2
Workstation: 1 3
None 4

problems
Category Evaluation criterion (1 line = Points
1 problem)

Identify what is needed and what is not

Only items necessary for the tasks are located at the workstation.
1 Sort (e.g. tools, boxes, auxiliary materials, etc.)
Only necessary, current and authorized documents are located at the workstation.
(e.g. Work Instructions old or not signed, Setup Sheets missing, etc.)
Only the necessary level of components and materials are located at the workstation.
(e.g. Min/Max levels not kept, excessive material at the station and surrounding area, etc.)
Only the necessary equipment, tools, and personal articles are at the workstation.
(e.g. Cabinets, files, tables, devices, (no cell phones, lunch bags, sweaters...) etc.)
No safety dangers exist.
(e.g. stumble risks, slip hazard, sources of injury, cables incorrectly moved, tangled etc.)

Everything in its place

2 Set in order
Optimal locations for media are obviously, marked, characterized or addressed.
Straighten up
(e.g. Tools, material flow racks, auxiliary materials, trash cans, etc.)
Labels of the working environment are defined, evident, and are clearly kept.
(e.g. Marking lines, check fixtures, recycling bins, etc.)
Height and quantity levels for material/auxiliary materials are evident and are kept.
(e.g. Racks are in marked locations only, areas are not overcrowded, components in the wrong location, etc.)
Media are at their assigned place.
(e.g. Tools, material, auxiliary materials, plants, garbage pails, etc.)

Inspection devices, primers, bottles and other chemicals are properly labelled.

Cleaning is inspecting

Tools and equipment are clean, free from primer, dirt, oil and grease.
3 Shine (e.g. Tools, measuring instrument, etc.)
Cleaning material is available and easily accessible.
(e.g. Brooms, dust pans, etc.)
Production environment is clean, free from primer, dirt, oil, grease and waste.
(e.g. Machines, tables, floors, walls, etc.)

Markings, inscriptions, identifications, and labels are clean and readable.

Medium cable are clean, free from primer, dirt, oil, intact and without bends.
(e.g. Electric cables, air lines, data cables, etc.)
If more than three problems (per "S") at the first 3S it is here to end
Maintenance and verification of the first three categories
4 Standardise Standards are well-known and evident.
(e.g. uniform work instructions, labels, PPE, approved attire, etc.)
Check lists and instructions are available and easily accesible for each operator.
(e.g. setup sheets, work instructions, escalation procedures, etc.)
Information boards are standardised, complete, and current.
(e.g. schedule, quality communication, productivity, delivery, etc.)
Articles can be located within 30 seconds.
(e.g. Material, primer, grease, tools, gauges, measuring instruments, instructions etc.)

Egress paths are clear, emergency exits are labelled, and fire extinguisher locations are readily apparent.

Practicing and continuous development of new standards

5 Sustain
(self-discipline) Employees are knowledgable of 5S campaign, are trained, and able to commnicate the concepts of 5S?
Employees know and adhere to standards?
(e.g. Work- and break times are well-known and the operator adhere to these, Work Instructions are followed,
etc.)
Feedback and suggestions of the employees are made to further the continuous improvement of the area?
(e.g. evidence exists of REAP implementation, kaizen improvements are evident, etc.)
Support for issues is evident. (e.g. Shift leader, Team leader, Quality engineers, Manufacturing engineers,
Operator among each other, escalation logs are posted, etc.)
Environmental awareness is present and improvement action are implemented and maintained?
(e.g. Wasting of water, electricity , employees where paper, primer bottles are disposed of, etc.)

Total

Auditor: Teamleader:

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Date:

Station:

Define which tools are needed

Unneded tools, equipment and furnitures are at the work station

Needed tools are not at the work station

Organize
Sort /
(1)

Unnedded items, check boards or lists are at the work station

Any unneeded items are at the gangways or hidden behind corners or shelves

Unneeded inventory or materials are at the work station

Safety risks exists at the work station (water, oil, chemicals)

Dedicated locations for each item and all items are in place
Set in Order / Orderliness

Missing locations for items / tools / materials

Defined locations not close enough to operator / no ergonomical position

Missing labels for items / tools/ materials

(2)

Tools or items not located in dedicated locations

Work station, material boxes and devices not at dedicated and marked location

Tools and items remain at random location before beeing stored at dedicated location

Defined quantities are not respected

Cleaning routines defined and respected

Shine / Cleanliness

Gangways, walls, stairs or surfaces are covered in dust / dirt / oil or grease
(3)

Tools and items not free of dust / dirt / oil / grease

Cleaning equipment and tools are not in place or too far from working station

Unbroken or uncleaned labels, lines or markings

Standardized / Adherence

Maintain and monitor 5S criterias

5S routines not visualized for operators

Standard 5S procedures not defined

(4)

5S routines are not trained and communicated

Operators can not perform the 5S routines and restore the original work station
condition within minutes
How many items and tools can not been located within 30 seconds?

Respect and perform the 5S criterias and routines

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Discipline
Sustain /
How many operators are not trained and do not know the 5S routines?

(5)
How many days within the last week no 5S activity was performed?

How many times personal belongings have not been stored accordingly?

Score
If > 2 Issues: Score = 0, if 2 Issues: Score = 1, if 1 Issue: Score = 2, if 0 Issues: Score = 3

5S Level

Score > 95

Score > 90

Score > 80

Score =< 80
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Remarks Qty of issues Score

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e: Score = 2, if 0 Issues: Score = 3

5S Level (fig)

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5S Level (Score)