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Warehouse 5S Audit and Safety Checklist

by Ganiska Sudath, from the Community

This 5S warehouse audit checklist supports operational excellence and safety across hubs and fulfillment areas. It guides teams through Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain practices, with emphasis on labeling shelves and stations, visual controls, demarcated walkways, and correct equipment placement. The checklist covers cleanliness, responsibility for routine cleaning, availability of tools, and weekly inspections. It also verifies training, activity boards, follow‑ups, and safety requirements such as postings, emergency markings, hazard controls, and job skills awareness.

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5S Warehouse Audit Checklist
This 5S warehouse audit checklist helps logistics and fulfillment teams assess workplace organization and safety across Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. Verify labeling, demarcations, equipment placement, cleaning routines, training, and follow up actions. Capture hazards, ensure visual controls, and keep activity boards current to drive continuous improvement and compliance.
by Ganiska 96, from the Community
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5S and 2 Weekly Audit for Warehouse
This 5S and 2 weekly warehouse audit template helps teams assess orderliness, cleanliness and safety across receiving and shipping zones. It guides checks for sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain, and adds safety and environmental criteria such as clear aisles, secure storage, waste reduction and energy efficient practices. Use it to verify SOPs and visual standards, spot hazards, and drive continuous improvement in warehouse operations.
by Jarita Evans, from the Community
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5S Audit Checklist for Warehouse Operations
This template is a structured 5S audit for warehouse and logistics environments. It covers Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain with clear scoring rules and deductions for major and minor observations. Checks include labeling, demarcations, equipment placement, walkways, visual controls, safety hazards, cleaning responsibilities, tool availability, and obstacle-free entries and exits. It also verifies understanding of 5S, adherence to color coding and labeling standards, use of station light protocols, training, daily Gemba sheet completion, champion selection, issue tracking, and continuous improvement updates on notice boards.
by Daraz Audit, from the Community
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5S Warehouse Audit Checklist (Updated Oct 2023)
This 5S template helps teams audit warehouse and logistics work areas across the five pillars: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. It includes clear scoring rules for major and minor observations, prompts for labeling and demarcations, checks for safety hazards and visual controls, and guidance for cleaning responsibilities and material availability. The checklist supports daily standardization practices, color coding and signage, and confirms team understanding of 5S. It also covers sustainment activities such as training, daily Genba sheet completion, champion selection, issue tracking with timelines, and posting updates on activity boards. Capture photos, add notes, score findings, and assign actions to drive continuous improvement.
by fmkarachi dex, from the Community
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