How to run a 5S audit poster

A 5S audit checks an area against its own 5S standard on a regular schedule, so gains do not slip back. It works when it is fair and repeatable: the same checklist, scored against the photo standard rather than by feel, with photos, done with someone from the area, and ending with a few actions that have owners and dates. This poster sets out the six steps and an example four-point scale based on how many findings each item has.

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The words on the poster

How to run a 5S audit

Same checklist, same scale, every time. The audit is about the area, not the people.

Use the area's own checklist Every item written for this area.
Score against the photo standard On the scale below, not by feel.
Take photos Of the good and the bad, so the score can be checked.
Audit with the area One person from the area, one from outside.
Agree three actions An owner and a date for each, before you leave.
Post the score and trend On the 5S board, next to the last audits.

4. Fully met, no findings.
3. One or two findings.
2. Three to five findings.
1. More than five, or not done.

On the floor

How to use it

Putting the How to run a 5S audit poster to work

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Put it on the 5S board, next to the audit scores and the area's photo standard.
2
Brief new auditors with it, then do their first audit together.
3
If scores jump around between auditors, agree the scale at the bottom and score one area together.
4
Pair it with the free 5S audit checklist and red tag log.

Where the poster goes and how to teach with it, in the order to try them.

Which size to print

24 x 36 in or A2: a main wall or team board, read from a few metres away.
18 x 24 in or A3: a station or notice board. The A3 file also fits 11 x 17 in paper.
Letter or A4: a clipboard, binder or handout, on any office printer.

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