6S AUDIT CHECKLIST - WELD SHOP

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6S Audit for Workshops

Safety

1. Safety Books & Signs: MSDS book (if applicable), emergency exit signs, fire procedures, first aider list, etc. are clear and on display.
2. Personal Protective Equipment: All team members are using required safety equipment to suit area of work (i.e., safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, etc.)
3. Fire Extinguishers: Fire extinguishers are accessible from all directions & visibly marked.
4. Machine Guards: Equipment/machines have all guards in place & safety features e.g., dead man switch, safety interlocks, emergency stop switches are used and working properly.
5. Hazards (Floor): There are NO obvious hazards e.g. cables, cords, air lines, water, oil, or other spills on the floor that could cause a trip or slip.
6. Hazards (Containers): All containers (water, chemicals, etc.) have the approved label identifying the contents.
7. Hazards: There are NO other obvious hazards in the area apart from questions 5 & 6.
8. Lifting & Safety Equipment: All chains, slings, lifting lugs, hooks and other lifting equipment in good working order with correct color code (if relevant). Safety equipment relevant to the areas is available and current.
9. Traffic Lanes: Traffic lanes exist and are they free of debris & material. No material is placed over the yellow line markings.
10. Blocked Items: Eye wash stations, fire exits, rescue/emergency apparatus, electrical panels, battery chargers etc. are free of obstructions.

11. Materials or Parts: There are no unneeded parts in the workstation, workstation is free of randomly placed material.
12. Personal Items: Workstation is free of personal items e.g., jackets, food & drink containers.
13. Materials or Parts: All raw material, WIP, finished goods is in assigned location, not randomly on the floor. Yard organization of steel for job staging.
14. Machines or other equipment: All unneeded machines or equipment have been removed from the workstation.
15. Jigs, tools or dies: All unused tools, jigs, dies, and gages (not calibrated or past due), etc. Have been removed from the workstation
16. Tables, workbenches: No unneeded paperwork or files are in the workstation
17. Tables, workbenches: All table drawers have been cleaned out of all unnecessary items
18. Unnecessary items: All red tag items have been removed from workstation. (Grinders, scalers, welding machines, feeders etc.)

19. Tools, gages, jigs, dies: All needed items (tools, gages, jigs, dies, etc.) have a location indicator and are placed correctly in location. All gages in use are calibrated appropriately
20. Materials or Parts: All materials or parts are properly marked/identified within the workstation and is visible.
21. Work area identification: Floor is marked and labelled with discipline squares to identify equipment, walkway and material locations.
22. Work area identification: Nonconforming material (Quarantine, scrap areas) are labelled and organized & all material in the area is properly identified.
23. Equipment: All equipment (machines, fork/pallet trucks) have a storage location and if not being used is being stored correctly.
24. Rigging: All needed tools have been placed on a shadow board or in a toolbox and it is easy to determine when an item is missing.
25. Materials or Parts: Inventory is stored in a FIFO fashion (Stock Rotation)
26. Materials or Parts: Min-Max inventory levels are set and visible for all items.
27. Cleaning supplies: All cleaning supplies are identified, and storage locations established, and materials are in these locations. (Cleaning Stations)
28. Unnecessary items: No tools or parts are placed on top of machines, cabinets etc.

29. Floors: Floor is free of parts and components other than those in discipline squares
30. Floors: Floor is free of unneeded labels and/or discipline squares.
31. Floors: Bases of I-beams and columns are cleaned.
32. Floors: There are no spilled materials on the floor and floor is in an "as swept" condition.
33. Floors: Aisles are swept and clear and floor markings are clear and undamaged
34. Equipment: Equipment is in a like new condition (free of oil, debris, grease, scrap material etc.)
35. Workstation: Workstations and storage racks are wiped clean and organized.
36. Workstation: All trash/waste and cardboard containers are not overflowing.
37. Workstation: Performance boards are clean, and all data is updated, and no unnecessary items are stored on boards.
38. Workstation: All cords/hoses are routed and coiled neatly (Cable/hose management)
39. Workstation: All skids/pallets, returnable crates, totes, cardboard boxes are in the designated location, flattened as necessary and stacked neatly.
40. Walls & Ceilings: Walls and ceilings are painted or in a like new condition

41. Cleaning elimination: Root causes of debris generation are identified and eliminated. (ask operators & supervisor)
42. Key procedures: Operator instructions are visible and available to employees
43. Improvement plan: 6S Shine Schedule is posted in workstation detailing all cleaning activities
44. Adherence to standards: Global standards for shadow boards, paint, line marking, tool drawers, etc. are followed.
45. Visual controls: Dept Performance board (Cell Boards if relevant) is in place and is clean with current data posted.

46. Responsibility: A 6S zone chart is visible with zone champions identified.
47. Responsibility: 6S checklist is filled out daily with operator sign off.
48. Assessment: 6S scores from previous month were improved over 6S score from 2 months ago.
49. Assessment: 6S audit program conducted according to a schedule (minimum once a month) and results posted in the workstation.
50. Training: A 6S training schedule is posted and check off is completed to track employees trained in 6S practices.