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WORKPLACE-HOUSEKEEPING-5S5 MIN READ

Spot The Visual Control Failure

Recognize when a visual workplace design fails to distinguish normal from abnormal at a glance.

The rack looks organized, but one visual gap makes the wrong pick easy. Find the visual control failure most likely to cause an error. Two adjacent bins contain similar-looking bottles with no clear distinguishing cue Correct. The system relies on memory instead of a visual difference that tells normal from abnormal at a glance. Worker reaching toward the rack The reach is not the root issue. The worker is responding to a weak visual system that makes the correct choice hard to see. Other bins are lined up neatly Neatness helps, but the problem is not general disorder. The risky…

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