Enhancing workplace safety, efficiency, and ergonomics has been the main focus of a series of 5S Awareness Days which have been successfully rolled out across the UK recently. Over 100 Cemex UK employees from Marine, Building Products, Readymix, Aggregates, Supply Chain, Logistics, Commercial, Quality & Technical, Engineering, and Procurement have participated in seven engaging workshops.

Participants spent the day as employees of ‘CX Autoworks’, a fictional automotive company which urgently needed to improve their site safety, efficiency, and ergonomics through setting up a 5S project. The workshops guided them through the five phases of 5S: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardisation, and Sustain. The final section of the day highlighted the clear health, safety, and wellbeing benefits of each 5S step. To reinforce their learning, participants were challenged to implement 5S in their own workplaces and submit before and after photos to a UK 5S competition.

The success of these workshops has paved the way for the training course to be rolled out in France and Spain soon. This initiative marks a significant step towards fostering a culture of continuous improvement and safety in workplaces across Europe.

You can find a 60 minute 5S training course on Cemex University HERE.