Plastic Lab: 5S Implementation

Date: _________________
Location: ______________ Category: Sorting

Area/ Item/ Picture Picture Remarks

Location S. No Check List Equipments Sorting Out taken taken
before? after?
Room A Excessive reagents;
unnecessary kits;
1 Table defective kits retained in
area; extra parts;
specimens piling up
Unused instruments in
the lab?
Equipment
Transport equipment
stored in work cell?
Unnecessary tables,
cabinets, files, shelves
Tools etc. present?
Unnecessary tools?
Everything in its place?
Extra gloves stored in
Supplies work area? Withdrawal
of extra gloves?
Extra/duplicate forms,
office supplies clutter
area; absence/obsolete
Documents
standard work sheets;
obsolete procedure
manuals
Parts and reagent
containers labeled?
Containers
Cabinets, files, shelves,
etc. labeled?
Storage locations
marked? Safety
Stabilize/ equipment accessible
Set in and identified? Outsider
Locations
Order can understand workflow
“Arranging and process visually?
needed Items can be located
items so immediately?
that they Designated and clearly
Aisles,
are easy to marked?
Floors
use and Clear of obstructions?
labeling Properly stored?
them so Quality standards visible
that they New and clear?
are easy to Specimens, Designated location for
find and SIP, each item visually
put away.” Completed defined?
Specimens Designated locations for
untested, tested, and
completed specimens?
Equipment, Clearly marked and
tools, accessible?
supplies Easy to locate/replace
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for anyone?
Supplies maintained and
controlled?
Min/max levels marked
and visible?
Designated posting
areas?
Visible to operators?
Documents,
Visible to anyone
standards,
auditing the work cell?
charts,
Continual evaluation of
instructions
methods and process to
implement
improvements?
Equipment clean and
orderly?
Equipment
Cleaning performed
regularly and recorded?
Specimens put away in
timely fashion?
Specimens
Spills properly
addressed?
Shine Supplies maintained and
“Clean properly labeled?
Supplies
work areas Supplies kept separate
improve from specimens?
employee Counter tops clean and
morale and orderly? Spill kits
keep available?
Work areas
unneeded Disinfectant bottles
materials filled? Paper towels
out of the available?
workcell.” All tools clean and
properly stored?
Tools Tools cleaned on a
regular basis? Cleaning
recorded?
Documents are clean
and serum-free?
Documents
Cleaning records are
well maintained?

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Date: _________________
Location: ______________ Good: 3
Needs Improvement: 2
Not Good: 1

Category Check Item Evaluation Criteria Evaluation

Materials are stored and handled according to standard
Materials
procedures?
Standardize
“Everybody Equipment is maintained and operated according to standard
Equipment
performs all procedures?
operations the The right tool is used at the right time?
same way every Tools
Tools are properly stored?
time.”
Supplies Supplies used properly and as intended?
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Documentation of standard procedures is visible in the work cell.
Documents Results are promptly reported.
New methods are continually proposed and tested.
Clean and unobstructed?
Workspace
Everything in its place?
Sustain
“All workers in All personnel have read and understand standard work?
Laboratorians
the cell Personnel are actively pursuing process improvements?
understand Specimen All specimens are handled in a safe manner?
where things Handling Specimens are properly and promptly stored when complete?
go, what to do,
and when to do Documents, Operators understand and utilize the documents posted in the work
it.” standards, cell. Scheduled maintenance is performed and documented. Work
charts, improvement processes have been implemented. Results are
instructions promptly reported.

Proposed By: ______________ Verified By: ______________

Date: ______________ Date: ______________