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WORKPLACE-HOUSEKEEPING-5S6 MIN READ

Build A Red-Tag Process

Create a red-tag process with criteria, holding rules, review ownership, and disposition decisions.

The maintenance cage is crowded with suspect parts, but the team distrusts cleanup because useful fittings were thrown away last time. Red-tag process: criteria -> visible hold -> owner/date -> disposition The common shortcut is to tag everything that looks old, move it to a corner, and never schedule a review. That clears the bench briefly but creates a hidden backlog and destroys trust. Step 1 Define tag criteria: not used in current work, wrong location or quantity, unknown owner, damaged, expired, or duplicate beyond max. Criteria prevent red tagging from becoming personal taste. People need to know why an…

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