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5S Audit Report

by Phil Watson, from the Community

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Use this 5S Audit Report template to evaluate workplace organization and housekeeping across offices, workshops, classrooms, and facilities. Assess each 5S pillar—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain—covering walkways and fire exits, machine and surface cleanliness, labeling and storage, PPE, COSHH controls, first aid kits, fire extinguishers, lockers, kitchens and fridges, noticeboards, and pest control. Log issues, assign actions with targets, and capture manager sign off.

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Assess workplace organization and safety with this 5S production audit checklist. The form covers core 5S pillars—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain—plus safety checks such as PPE, machine guarding, accessible fire equipment, and clear walkways. Verify tool and material locations, labeling, cleanliness, and compliance across workstations, aisles, and equipment. Use it to document issues, track corrective actions, and maintain consistent lean practices in manufacturing environments.
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This 5S manufacturing checklist helps teams apply the five pillars of 5S—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain—to improve productivity, safety, and workplace organization. The template includes a scored audit covering common deviations, clear criteria for each 5S stage, and prompts to check walkways, storage, labeling, cleaning access, and standards visibility. Use it to identify unnecessary items, maintain equipment and surfaces, set height and quantity limits, and ensure daily 5S routines are followed. Capture recommendations and sign-off, and generate reports with photo evidence for issues found.
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Cornish Orchards 5S Inspection Checklist
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5S Production Audit Checklist (English)

Assess workplace organization and safety with this 5S production audit checklist. The form covers core 5S pillars—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain—plus safety checks such as PPE, machine guarding, accessible fire equipment, and clear walkways. Verify tool and material locations, labeling, cleanliness, and compliance across workstations, aisles, and equipment. Use it to document issues, track corrective actions, and maintain consistent lean practices in manufacturing environments.

by Melih Dizdar, from the Community

10+

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5S Manufacturing Checklist and Audit Scorecard

This 5S manufacturing checklist helps teams apply the five pillars of 5S—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain—to improve productivity, safety, and workplace organization. The template includes a scored audit covering common deviations, clear criteria for each 5S stage, and prompts to check walkways, storage, labeling, cleaning access, and standards visibility. Use it to identify unnecessary items, maintain equipment and surfaces, set height and quantity limits, and ensure daily 5S routines are followed. Capture recommendations and sign-off, and generate reports with photo evidence for issues found.

by Emma Devitt, from the Community

10+

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Production 5S Audit Checklist

This production 5S audit template helps teams evaluate workplace organization and safety across areas such as machine guarding, floors and walkways, PPE compliance, tool control, shadow boards, storage, and equipment condition. Use it to check Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain practices, document findings, assign corrective actions, record dates, and capture sign off. Suitable for manufacturing sites, plants, and workshops, and easily customizable for different departments or locations such as Alfreton.

by Philip Worthington, from the Community

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Template

Cornish Orchards 5S Inspection Checklist

This 5S audit checklist helps supervisors and plant managers evaluate adherence to lean housekeeping and workplace organization across Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. Capture photos, notes, and scores, verify tool and equipment identification, safe layouts, PPE and emergency access, cleanliness, maintenance records, and posted schedules. Record previous audit results, assign corrective actions with owners, priorities, and due dates, and recognize teams to sustain 5S. Use this template for regular site audits to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.

by Adam Keen, from the Community

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