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5S Quiz
1) How many steps are there in 5S implementation? a) 4 b) 10 c) 2 d) 5 2) Red tags are first used in what step of 5S? a) Set in order b) Standardize c) Sort d) Sustain 3) 5S is designed to do what? a) Create safe workplace b) Increase efficiency c) Organize d) All of these answers 4) During Sort, you and your coworkers focus on what? a) Eliminating needless tools & equipment from the workplace b) Establishing assigned cleaning duties c) Developing uniformity in facility visual communication d) Ensuring 5S continues to function 5) During Set in Order, you and your coworkers focus on what? a) Begin finding a storage place for all tools & equipment b) start eliminating needless tools c) initiate visual communication color standards d) commence work area cleaning 6) During Shine, you and your coworkers focus on what? a) Establish a red tag zone b) Start following scheduled work area cleaning c) Initiate "Shadow labelling" for tool storage d) begin documenting visual communication needs 7) During Standardize, you and your coworkers focus on what? a) begin organizing workplace with visual communication b) establish uniform schedules for all 5S steps c) start itemizing unnecessary equipment & tools for removal d) Initiate work area review for cleanliness issues 8) During Sustain, you and your coworkers focus on what? a) Ensuring all previous steps become facility wide standards b) photographing work areas c) begin documentation of work area task times d) start researching more efficient locations for storage 9) Achievement banners help personnel in what way? a) by displaying individual worker issues b) by displaying documented issues to motivate change c) by displaying current status of combined 5S achievement d) by displaying 5S duty task times to motivate chage 10) 5S checklists should be made to collect what information? a) all of these b) images of work areas c) red tag item locations d) work duty task times 11) 5S visual communication provides what advantage? a) avoiding OSHA violations b) entertainment for personnel c) it makes a facility look clean & efficient d) informing personnel with critical facility information 12) Standardized color-coding helps visual communication do what? a) adds efficiency by appropriately directing personnel b) help facilities improve cleanliness c) helps give a facility a more professional look d) builds teamwork amongst personnel

Answer

1) 2) You got it! Red tags are first used in Sort to identify items for removal. Work area personnel record th 3) Nailed it! 5S helps facilities organize, increase efficiency and create a safe workplace. 4) Right on! Sort is the step when personnel begin "red tagging" needless items for removal. 5) Score! personnel research and design proper storage locations for all workplace tools and equipmen 6) Good job! Personnel should be focused on following scheduled work area cleanings during Shine. 7) Alright! Standardize is the step in which uniform schedules should be established to help Standardize 8) You got it! This last step in the implementation process is to ensure all previous steps are followed as 9) That's it! All 5S duties should be measured and combined into a single 5S score for each step. This f 10) Good job! Each of these items should be added to a facility's 5S checklist to help ensure these dutie 11) Score! Helping personnel work more efficiently is one of the central elements of 5S. 12) You got it! Standardized color-coding is improves recognition rates by up to 8% and this helps perso

k area personnel record the date of an item's last use on these tags, along with other information used to justify removal. Red tags are used

ms for removal. place tools and equipment. cleanings during Shine. lished to help Standardize 5S. ious steps are followed as regular work duties. score for each step. This figure will be used by personnel to chart and compare their overall 5S achievement for each step. to help ensure these duties are accomplished. Many others may be included as well.

o 8% and this helps personnel find items more quickly.

moval. Red tags are used, as needed, in all subsequent steps during and after implementation.