5S Red tag process
How to use 5S Red Tags
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What is a 5s red tag
• Used to identify;
– Broken tooling and fixtures
– Unnecessary tooling , fixtures and materials
• Simple double sided label to attach to unnecessary
items; red so as highly visible.
– Side 1; simple identification of item
– Side 2; disposition of item
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Basic 5s red tag
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Red tag process
• Usually two different approaches;
• Team identifies and labels all unnecessary items
over a one to two week period within working
area
• Blitz approach; team uses red tags to only
identify items that cannot be removed safely or
easily. All other items scrapped or moved to
“crime watch area”.
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5S sort – clear clutter and red tag
Participants identify items that are
potentially clutter for two hours
Date 25 December 96 Agreed clutter is disposed immediately
Name Andie Dept CIM
Alleged clutter is removed to Crimewatch
Item Description Room
Tool 342/451A
Red labels are filled out and secured
Front View
to items if not movable
- if in doubt, move or label the item
This item is not clutter because: Include people from other areas
Maintenance contract requires
holding tool for twenty years Check against walls, inside cabinets,
Name Chas Dept CIM tops of racks, behind machines, etc
Reverse View Others in area comment on Crimewatch
Room and red labels where appropriate
prior to the review (normally two weeks)
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Clearing red tags
On defined review date, participants
search Crimewatch Room and production
area and examine red label comments 25 December 96
Date
Review comments and decide whether to: Name Andie Dept CIM
dispose of item Item Description
transfer to "deep-sleep" storage Tool 342/451A
reexamine for use
Front View
Agreed decisions are written on red labels
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This item is not clutter because:
Items are dealt with, as instructed
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Summarise on a one-side A4 report Reverse View
(with a specified destroy-by-date)
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Ongoing use of red tags
• There are a couple of ways to continue the
Red Tag initiative to keep clutter from the
working area;
• Allow the use of Red Tags at any time and
have a specific review day (every Friday?).
• Have regular (Monthly) 5S reviews where the
team revisits the area.
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