FLOOR TAPE & VISUAL MANAGEMENT
Q: This color floor tape marks pedestrian walkways and aisles throughout the facility.
A: What is the green mile?
These two items are the required PPE for all associates performing 5S activities in Amazon facilities.
What are composite safety shoes and gloves?
Q: This is the number of emergency rally points at our facility.
A: What is 10?
This is the maximum number of yellow totes that can be safely stacked at our facility.
What is 11?
This 5S principle means removing unnecessary items from your work area, keeping only what you need for your daily tasks.
What is Sort
Q:What is caution or physical hazards (such as tripping hazards, low clearance, or areas requiring attention)?
A: Yellow floor tape indicates this type of hazard or area in Amazon facilities.
Before beginning any 5S activity involving lifting or moving items, you must follow this safety principle to prevent injury.
What is proper lifting technique (or bend at the knees, keep back straight, lift with your legs, or get help for heavy items)?
When you hear the emergency alarm, you should immediately proceed to this location.
What is the nearest designated rally point (or emergency assembly area)?
When stacking yellow totes, you must ensure they are aligned this way to prevent tipping or collapse
What is straight and evenly (or directly on top of each other, corners aligned)
During a 5S event, you find tools and supplies scattered across multiple locations. This 5S principle helps you organize them so everything has a designated home.
What is Set in Order
This color floor tape marks the location of fire extinguishers, emergency equipment, and fire exits.
What is red?
During a 5S event, you discover a damaged pallet with exposed nails and a spill of unknown liquid. List the three immediate actions you should take.
What are: (1) secure/barricade the area, (2) report to safety team/leadership immediately, and (3) complete a safety observation or incident report (do not attempt to clean up unknown substances)?
During a 5S activity, you discover a blocked emergency exit. According to Amazon safety standards, you must do these two things immediately.
What are: (1) clear the obstruction if safe to do so, and (2) report it to your manager or safety team immediately (emergency exits must remain clear at all times)?
Before stacking yellow totes to the maximum height of 11, you must first verify these two conditions about the totes and surface.
What are: (1) totes are not damaged or cracked, and (2) the floor/pallet surface is level and stable?
Your team completes a 5S event and the area looks great. To ensure it stays that way, you should implement this 5S principle through regular audits and checklists.
What is Sustain
Blue floor tape designates these specific areas where materials or products are temporarily stored during processing.
What are work-in-progress (WIP) areas or staging areas?
Your team is conducting a deep clean 5S event that involves working at heights, moving heavy equipment, and using cleaning chemicals. Create a comprehensive safety plan including required PPE, permits, and precautions
What is: obtain a work-at-height permit, use fall protection equipment (harness, guardrails), wear composite safety shoes and gloves, add safety glasses and chemical-resistant gloves for cleaning, review SDS sheets for all chemicals, use proper ladder/lift equipment, implement lockout-tagout for equipment being moved, have a spotter for elevated work, ensure adequate ventilation, and conduct a pre-task safety briefing with all team members?
This person is responsible for taking headcount at each rally point during an emergency evacuation.
Who is the designated rally point captain?
You observe an associate stacking yellow totes 13 high in a high-traffic area. As a 5S champion, describe your immediate response and follow-up actions.
What is: (1) immediately ask the associate to stop and reduce the stack to 11 or below, (2) explain the safety hazard and maximum stacking standard, (3) verify understanding and provide coaching,
You're leading a 5S event in a pack station. Walk through how you would apply all 5S principles, giving one specific example
What is: (Sort) Remove broken tape dispensers and excess supplies, keeping only one shift's worth; (Set in Order) Create labeled zones for boxes, tape, and dunnage with shadow boards; (Shine) Clean workstation and inspect equipment for damage at end of shift; (Standardize) Create visual work instruction showing proper station setup; (Sustain) Implement daily 5-minute station check using audit checklist?