WORKPLACE-HOUSEKEEPING-5S5 MIN READ
Sort The Red-Tag Decisions
Sort ambiguous workplace items into keep-at-point-of-use, red-tag-hold, or remove-now decisions.
Place each item into the strongest 5S Sort decision. Keep at point of use Red-tag holding area Remove now Calibrated gauge used twice per shift keep Good fixture with unknown owner hold Expired brittle tape that fails in use remove Fasteners used on every Friday build Legacy service part with possible future need Cracked jig that cannot hold tolerance Red-tag sorting You separated use, uncertainty, and waste instead of treating everything as trash. Red tag is for uncertainty, not for obvious scrap or daily-use items.
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