Lockout device

A lockout device for a handle assembly including a handle and a handle latch assembled with the handle and movable toward the handle to release the handle assembly for rotational movement, the lockout device comprising:

• first and second lockout members each including an outward facing base wall and first and second projections extending outward from the corresponding base wall, wherein the first and second projections of the first base member are spaced apart to receive the handle therebetween, and the first and second projections of the second base member are spaced apart to receive the handle latch therebetween, the first and second lockout members being pivotable with respect to each other to a lockout position for engagement of the base walls of the first and second lockout members with facing surfaces of the handle and the handle latch when the first and second lock members are installed between the handle and the handle latch;
• wherein when the first and second lockout members are secured between the handle and the handle latch in the lockout position, the first and second lockout members block movement of the handle latch to prevent rotational movement of the handle assembly.