Visual Perimeter for LOTO Procedures
Retractable barriers to mark and cordon off the area around isolated equipment during maintenance. Customised belts featuring a lockout message, standard color-coding, and details of the active procedure.
The barrier does not isolate the energy; it indicates who is not allowed to enter
The Lockout/Tagout procedure mechanically secures all sources of hazardous energy (electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, thermal) prior to maintenance work. Actual isolation is achieved through padlocks, locked valves, and authorized personnel tags. The role of Dsafety™ in this context is complementary: to mark the visible perimeter around the equipment being worked on and to inform those moving through the facility that an active procedure is underway inside, accessible only to designated personnel.
Mark the boundary, don’t lock out the energy
Hazardous energy is isolated with locks, valves, and labels—that is true lockout. The Dsafety™ barrier serves a different purpose: to indicate where the work area begins and to require personnel moving through the plant to take a conscious step.
What the system provides: a base raised off the floor by rubber pads, progressive belt deceleration, and a stable position that does not move when someone brushes against it while passing.
The printed message is the warning tool
The retractable belt is customised with the LOTO text, the standard color code, and the procedure details. Dye-sublimation printing covers 100% of the surface. Anyone approaching the perimeter views exactly what type of zone they are entering.
Common messages: "DANGER — Equipment Under Maintenance," "Do Not Operate — Active Lockout," "Restricted Access — Authorized Personnel Only," ISO 7010 pictograms, and yellow/black or red/white color coding per ISO 3864.
Customise belt →Where the belt ends, control begins
Barriers are placed leaving a defined gap: that gap is the authorized access to the equipment. The person in charge of the procedure controls who passes through, verifies the worker’s identity, and checks that they have their personal LOTO tag before entering.
Can be combined with A4/A3 poster holders to display the specific LOTO procedure, the list of isolated energy sources, and the identification of the authorized person in charge of the lockout.