5S workplace organization
Sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain: organize a work area so problems are visible, things are where they should be, and the improvement lasts.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 40 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Name the five steps of 5S and give an example of each
- Run a red-tag sort and set items in order by frequency of use
- Use visual controls such as shadow boards, labels and floor markings to make abnormalities obvious
- Sustain 5S through standards and short, regular audits
Course outline
- 1.5S workplace organizationVideo · 1 min
- 2.What 5S is (and isn't)Lesson · 14 min
- 3.Sort, set in order, shineLesson · 16 min
- 4.Standardize and sustainLesson · 14 min
- 5.5S workplace organization: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
- 6.5S workplace organization: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 7.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General lean manufacturing practice (5S / workplace organization)
- Your site's 5S standards, audit sheets and red-tag procedure
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