{"id":9398,"date":"2011-10-27T05:41:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T11:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=9398"},"modified":"2016-12-25T01:13:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T06:13:38","slug":"carnival-cruise-reviews-toilet-poka-yoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/carnival-cruise-reviews-toilet-poka-yoke\/9398\/","title":{"rendered":"Toilet Seat Down or Up? 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I highly recommend going on a cruise &#8211; much more affordable than Disneyland, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p>There are other benefits too, but what I want to highlight today is an ingenious Poka-Yoke method for Toilets.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Other Poka-Yoke Examples and Articles<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"reduce what you eat with this nifty trick from facebook cafeteria\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-overeating-overweight-lose-weight\/10207\/\">Limit Food Consumption Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"coffee cup has serious problems bro\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/a-coffee-cup-taught-me-about-poka-yoke-human-errors\/12986\/\">Why This Coffee Cup has Issues<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"how to prevent errors through public humiliation\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-examples-prevent-error-embarrasment\/9511\/\">How to Prevent Errors Through Humiliation<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"can't skateboard on this park bench\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/no-skateboarding-sign-a-poka-yoke-approach\/9448\/\">No Skateboarding Here<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"how to make sure the toilet seat cover is always down\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/carnival-cruise-reviews-toilet-poka-yoke\/9398\/\">Toilet Seat Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"atm machine creates problems\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/to-err-is-human-atm-machine-poka-yoke\/9320\/\">This ATM Sucks and Causes Problems<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"method for checking for errors\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/how-to-check-for-errors\/9292\/\">How to Check for Errors<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"error proof dyslexia through this font\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/dyslexia-treatment-poka-yoke-innovation-standard-work\/9251\/\">How to Error Proof Dyslexia<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"error proof your baby stroller\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-baby-stroller-fail\/7242\/\">Why this Baby Stroller Will Hurt Your Child<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"door knob safety poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/everyday-poka-yoke-door-knob-safety\/2512\/\">Can Your Child Open the Door Knob?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"prevent theft through this simple poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/everyday-poka-yoke-preventing-theft\/1993\/\">Prevent Theft Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"how to prevent prescription drug abuse - one company's approach\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-pharmaceuticals\/1424\/\">Prescription Drug Abuse Error Proofing<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"zero defects via poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/cost-of-poor-quality-poka-yoke\/451\/\">Can Poka Yoke Help us Reach Zero Defects?<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"eye protection during war poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/root-cause-genchi-genbutsu-design-thinking\/439\/\">Poka Yoke Example of Eye Protection During War<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"system design poka yoke\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/poka-yoke-system-design-how-to-mistake-proof-your-processes\/9131\/\">Poka Yoke System Design Ideas<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a title=\"be careful with that forklift\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/forklift-and-conveyor-safety\/8484\/\">Conveyor Safety via Poka Yoke<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\n<p>Have you \u00a0ever been yelled at by your spouse or significant other for keeping the toilet lid up? Did you ever wish that there was a device that prevented you from making a mistake such as not placing the toilet lid down?<\/p>\n<p>Well, the\u00a0<a title=\"mistake proof, poka yoke, error proof\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/about-peter-abilla\/what-is-poka-yoke\/\">Poka-Yoke<\/a> approach I found on the Carnival Cruise cabin eliminates that defect (it&#8217;ll prevent being yelled at).<\/p>\n<p>Notice the toilet below in our cruise cabin. Do you see the toilet knob to flush?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9399 aligncenter\" title=\"carnival-cruise-reviews-poka-yoke-1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/carnival-cruise-reviews-poka-yoke-1.jpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"850\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In order to flush this toilet, you must place the toilet lid down because the flush handle is behind it. 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