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Red Tagging

Labeling unneeded items for removal from a production or office area during a Five S exercise.

Red tags are attached to unneeded tools, equipment, and supplies. Tagged items are placed in a holding area where they are evaluated for other uses within a facility or company. Those with no alternative uses are discarded. Red tagging helps achieve the first S of the Five S exercise, which calls for separating needed from unneeded items.