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5S Workplace Organisation

The 5S method — Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain — for industrial and energy workplaces: red-tagging, visual organisation, cleaning-as-inspection, standards and audits, and why 5S is a safety and quality enabler rather than housekeeping theatre.

54m
Total time
4
Competency levels
12
Lessons

What you'll learn

  • Explain the five S's in sequence and what each phase contributes to a safe, capable workplace
  • Apply red-tagging in the Sort phase to remove unneeded items without losing things that matter
  • Set locations using a-place-for-everything tools such as shadow boards, labelling and floor marking
  • Use Shine as cleaning-as-inspection to detect leaks, wear and abnormalities early
  • Build simple standards and visual checks so the improved state is obvious at a glance
  • Run audits and scorecards that keep 5S alive, and recognise why programmes die at Sustain

Curriculum

Progress through each competency level in order.

1

Awareness

  • What 5S Is — and What It Is Not
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Sort: Red-Tagging the Unneeded
    Knowledge
    2m
  • Awareness Check: 5S Basics
    Assessment
    7m
2

Knowledge

  • Set in Order: A Place for Everything
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Shine and Standardise: Clean to Inspect, Standards to Hold
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Knowledge Check: Order, Shine and Standards
    Assessment
    8m
3

Skill

  • Sustain: Audits, Scorecards and Habits
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Run a 5S Improvement in Your Own Area
    Assignment
    3m
  • Skill Check: Making 5S Stick
    Assessment
    8m
4

Mastery

  • Leading 5S: Why Programmes Die at Sustain
    Knowledge
    3m
  • Design and Run a 5S Sustain System
    Assignment
    3m
  • Mastery Check: Sustaining 5S Under Pressure
    Assessment
    8m

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