This PPI Innovation Area 5S Audit checklist helps teams evaluate and sustain workplace organization using the 5S methodology: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. It covers practical prompts such as removing unneeded items via a Red Tag Area, ensuring labels and demarcations are accurate, checking lighting, walls, equipment, and furniture, and verifying cleaning schedules. The audit also reinforces visual standards for meeting spaces, inventory levels for PPI activities, and visibility of results on the Tier Board. Use this template to capture findings, assign corrective actions with due dates, and keep improvements on track for continuous, audit-ready performance.
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