2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Our Approach | Total Productive Maintenance | 79 OUR APPROACH ■ Training and Development (T&D) • Employees are given the knowledge and skills to carry out their responsibilities safely and effectively as a member of an autonomous team. • Skills assessments are used to identify gaps. • Employee skills are improved through training and sharing of best practices. ■ Autonomous Maintenance (AM) • Activities are created to restore equipment to its optimum condition and improve safety, quality, and productivity. • Employees are involved in the daily management of their equipment and processes. • Employees are empowered to prevent or fix problems, slow deterioration, and drive change throughout our culture and operations. ■ Focused Improvement (FI) • TPM teams identify and quantify losses throughout the plant, then they prioritize ways to eliminate losses and assign the right resources to these tasks. • Methodologies are deployed to address issues and ensure continuous improvement across our operations. ■ Planned Maintenance (PM) • This pillar, combined with AM, encourages proactive behavior and facilitates stable and reliable operations. • Supporting systems and processes enable employee engagement and data-driven continuous improvement. ■ Early Management (EM) • This pillar facilitates the development of user-friendly, sustainable equipment. • Effective design and development of new equipment, processes, and products reduce the potential for losses and abnormalities. • Time between development and launch is reduced, as are costs over products’ life cycles. ■ Quality Maintenance (QM) • Optimal equipment conditions are established and maintained, helping prevent losses in quality. • Employees receive the systems, tools, and skills needed to achieve zero defects in our operations. ■ Office and Administration • Activities are stressed that increase the quality, usefulness, and timeliness of information for internal and external customers. • Improvements are facilitated, and administrative resources are aligned with performance needs. ■ Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) • TPM activities are combined with EHS programs, which fosters a culture of safety among all employees. For each pillar, there is a multifunctional group that implements processes, provides training and coaching, leads cases, and assesses adherence to methodologies. Planned Maintenance builds upon the principles of 5S, which are designed to ensure that processes remain organized, disciplined, and efficient. 5S consists of five basic steps: Sort Remove all unnecessary items from the work area. Set in Order Organize the remaining items. Shine Clean and inspect the work area. Standardize Create standards that will ensure consistency going forward. Sustain Maintain a culture of continuous improvement. THE PRINCIPLES OF 5S Total Productive Maintenance is based on eight pillars.