Information About 5S+ (or 6S) - How Safety is incorporated into 5S

[qualitygoddess]

I am looking for some good references about how Safety is incorporated into a 5S initiative. Books, articles, etc. I did a search here but did not turn up anything about Safety included in a Lean implementation.

If by chance, anyone has some photos of 6S in action, please private mail to me.

Thank you kindly!!

--QG

[wmarhel]

Originally Posted by qualitygoddess

I am looking for some good references about how Safety is incorporated into a 5S initiative. Books, articles, etc. I did a search here but did not turn up anything about Safety included in a Lean implementation.

If by chance, anyone has some photos of 6S in action, please private mail to me.

Thank you kindly!!

--QG

I would argue that safety should always be present in any 5S activities, it isn't a stand-alone piece that I have seen some people throw around. First and foremost, safety is always a concern.

Wayne

[RCBeyette]

Hey, QG....books on safety?!?! They have those?!?!

During our "revamp" of our 5S programme last year, safety and environment were considered. We realized fairly quickly that safety was already considered.

We look for oil spills and puddles and hoses lying around....slipping and tripping hazards. We look for everyone (including contractors, temporary employees and visitors) wearing the proper Personal Protective Equipment. We look for designated walkways clear of obstacles and lighting and dust and dirt.

Even the environment was already considered, but we expanded on it more. Garbage cans and recycle bins properly used. Power turned off (lights, monitors, etc.) when item/area not in use.

Hope this helps a bit.

[qualitygoddess]

Thanks for the feedback, and very pleased to know that safety continues to be a primary concern!

I'm posting again to see if I get any new takers. In particular, I would love to get some photos of how companies include safety with their visual workplace. For example, on work team/cell communication displays, do you show days without accidents? Any special signage about the 6S's? Has anyone done any 5S training that included inputs about safety?

Thanks much for all the continued support and ideas!

--QG

[tabare]

Amazon.com:

Looks like this guy has a bad seller rating though but here is ONE.
5S for Safety Implementation Toolkit (CD-ROM)
by Tel-A-Train and the Productivity Development Team, Productivity Development Team
Availability: Available from these sellers.
Seller: stevesfinebooks (Safe buying guarantee)
1 used & new available from $943.03

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...Fencoding=UTF8

Here is TWO:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156...Fencoding=UTF8

Here is THREE:
Lean Six Sigma for Service : How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions


I found the first one to be most helpful while working at a very large company implementing 5S and Safety. We had one of the 5 top rated 5S programs in the world at the time (about 6yrs ago). Many colleges visting me to review our program.
If you have specific questions, I can help out as well.

[kei_ko]

there is an example here http://www.vitalentusa.com/learn/6s_article.php

i came accross it during a search for 6S so i am not associated with the site in any way

i would recommend some research into SMS or Safety Management Systems, which will give lots of examples on how to incorporate safety into daily activities

[mike101338]

I saw this at a company I was benchmarking with a couple weeks ago. In each work cell they had a communication board with their KPIs listed. Safety was one of those indicators. It was the responsiblity of a leader from the cell to update the cross on a daily basis. Cells with all green on the cross recieve some kind award or recognition at the end of the month.

[Ted Black]

Our company has incorporated safety checks into our layered audit initiative. This was at the request of the plant manager who was looking for compliance with the governmental (CDN) workwell audits. The layered audit process (in my opinion) was a great place to implement the maintainance of safety initiatives within the corporation. In addition to the safety checks, the layered audits also incorporate 5S (which has given us the most findings) into the maintainance of 5S objectives. Layered audits (so far) have been a great maintainance tool in all area including safety, 5S and process control.