Valve lockout device

A lockout device for a valve having a handle and a valve body and capable of being secured to the valve with a stop, the handle having a first surface opposite the valve body, raised indicia on, and extending away from, the first surface and a thickness extending in a direction perpendicular to the first surface at a location other than at the raised indicia, said handle having a fully-closed position, comprising:

• a. a sidewall having a longitudinal axis and an end;
• b. an end wall attached to said sidewall at said end and having a second surface located immediately adjacent the first surface of the handle when the lockout device is properly seated on the valve;
• c. a recess in said second surface of said end wall for receiving the raised indicia, but not the entire handle, when the handle is in a fully closed position;
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• d. a first aperture and a second aperture each located in said sidewall and located a distance from said second surface of said end wall equal to about the thickness of the handle, said first and second apertures for simultaneously receiving the stop when the lockout device is in a fully seated position.

A valve assembly, comprising:

• a. a valve including a body and a handle attached to said body, said handle having a surface and raised indicia located on, and extending away from, said surface;
• b. a member having a sidewall and an end wall, said sidewall and said end wall defining a space containing at least a portion of said handle and at least a portion of said body;
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• c. means for receiving said raised indicia, and not said handle, only when said handle is oriented properly with respect to said member, said means being located on said member.