Who should take this course

Anybody wishing to learn how to use 5S and improve the organisation of their workplace.

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Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

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What Will You Learn

  • Improve workplace efficiency and effectiveness
  • Learn how to organise equipment 
  • Maintain and improve standards
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  Course Overview

5S is a method for workplace organisation which describes how to organise a workplace for maximum efficiency and effectiveness, using five Japanese words. Its main objective is to create a clean, orderly environment where there is a place for everything and everything is in its place. It is one of the most widely adopted techniques from the lean manufacturing toolbox. 

This 5S Training is designed to provide knowledge of the different elements of 5S. Starting with the benefits of 5S to an organisation, it then looks at how to remove unnecessary items, equipment layout, storage methods, and visual management. As well as this, general cleaning, activity planning and resourcing will also be covered, and the concepts of red-tagging and auditing. By the end of the course, delegates will be able to maintain and improve standards and implement plan development.

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  Course Content

Introduction to 5S

  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Eight Wastes – Healthcare Example
  • Tips for 5S
  • Poka Yoke
  • What is SMED?
  • Benefits of 5S

Getting Started with 1S Sort

  • Red Tagging
  • Removing Unnecessary Items

Introduction to 2S Set

  • Determining Equipment Requirements
  • Equipment Layout
  • Storage Methods
  • Visual Management

3S Shine

  • General Cleaning
  • Inspection and Preventive Maintenance

4S Standardise

  • Activity Planning and Resourcing
  • Developing Procedures
  • Training

5S Sustain

  • Auditing
  • Maintaining and Improving Standards
  • Implementation Plan Development
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About Middlesbrough

 

Middlesbrough, located on the south bank of River Tees, was founded in 1830 and is an industrial town governed by the Middlesbrough Borough Council.  In 1968, the Middlesbrough merged with a number of others boroughs forming the County Borough of Teesside which later absorbed into the county of Cleveland in 1974 by the county of Cleveland. In 1996, the County of Cleveland stopped to exist and the Middlesbrough Borough Council became a unitary authority.

In 1871 the census of England & Wales, Middlesbrough had the biggest percentage of people from Ireland. This was equal to 9.2% of the total district population. As Middlesbrough was developing and industrialising, man force was required in abundance.This led to a deluge of immigrants from Ireland, Scottland and Wales to Middlesbrough This attracted many people from Ireland, who were in much need of work.

Transport

 Middlesbrough is served both by train services as well as road transport. Locally, the bus services are provided by Arriva North East and Stagecoach whereas the National Express and Megabus operate on long distances.

The Northern and TransPennine Express offer train services throughout the north-east region including to Newcastle, Darlington, Sunderland,  Redcar and Whitby.

Train service is provided to Leeds, York, Liverpool and Manchester by the TransPennine Express.

The major roads that serve Middlesbrough include the A171, A172, A19, AA19, and A66 

The Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company, Imperial Tramways Company, Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways, Tees-side Railless Traction Board and Teesside Municipal Transport used to serve Middlesbrough in the past.

Landmarks

Some famous landmarks in the city of Middlesbrough are:

  • Acklam Hall – built 1678, A171, A172 and A174.
  • Transporter Bridge – 850 feet long, 225 feet high
  • Tees Newport Bridge – Opened in 1934
  • Middlesbrough Town Hall – built between 1883 and 1889
  • Carnegie Library – built 1912, refurbished in 2006

 

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