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SpeedStopper FAQs
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Q. What is a LineStopper ?
Q. Why do I need a tactile safety line?
Q. It is slippery?
Q. How do I bolt it down?
Q. How do I cut it?
Q. How often do I paint it?
Q. Can I have it in different colours?
Q. Can it go round corners?
Q. Won't people trip over it?
Q. Is it needed to meet our DDA requirements?
Q. What weight of vehicle can drive over?
Q. Will it stop surface running water?
Q. How long will it last?
Q. Can it be mounted on the wall?


Q. What is LineStopper?
a. A new approach to an old problem. How do you mark off areas where it is safe for pedestrians to walk safely and keep them traffic free? A brightly coloured tactile line works for both the pedestrians and the drivers of warehouse traffic. Foreign objects bolted to the floor will always stand out compared with a painted line.
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Q. Why do I need a tactile safety line?
a. To get the important safety message across to any pedestrian that walks over the line. Getting people’s attention in the modern working environment can be difficult. It is a known fact that in the work area people will often stray outside clearly marked areas. A tactile line gets people’s attention and reduces the risks of accidents.
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Q. It is slippery?
a. The tactile line has a checker design on the top face and ribbed sides. Both design features were to reduce the risk that anyone could accidentally slip when walking on the product.
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Q. How do I bolt it down?
a. Most surfaces are concrete so we supply non-expansion self-tapping fixing bolts for a trouble free installation. There is no marking out required - the line is simply bolted laid in position and bolted securely down. A nylon plug and screw is needed for asphalt surfaces and the line will have to be marked out slowing down the installation process.Back to top

Q. How do I cut it?
a. A hacksaw with a good sharp blade on site. Simply mark to cut line, hold the LineStopper firmly and saw through carefully, this should only take a couple of minutes.
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Q. How often do I paint it?
a. Never. The product is manufactured in a self-coloured plastic injection moulding with a design life of 15 to 20 years.
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Q. Can I have it in different colours?
a. Yes. The injection-moulded process will take any coloured pigment. Our standard is moulded bright safety yellow, the correct hazard warning colour. Running special colours involves producing a batch, so contact our sales team to discuss numbers.
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Q. Can it go round corners?
a. Yes. The tough plastic tactile line is marked with lines to make cutting very straight forward for external or internal mitred corners.
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Q. Won’t people trip over it?
a. No. The tactile line is only 15mm high well within current guidelines and does not create a hazard.Also being a foreign body bolted to the floor surface creates high awareness of the installation.
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Q. Is it needed to meet our DDA requirements?
a. No. This tactile line is designed to work with your health and safety policy.
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Q. What weight of vehicle can drive over?
a. Any weight including the solid wheels of most warehouse traffic.
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Q. Will it stop surface running water?
a. It is an option. After installation, run a bead of seal and bond mastic (we supply the product) along the leading edge.
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Q. How long will it last?
a. Tactile lines have a design life of 15 to 20 years for on site warehouse/factory use. Back to top

Q.Can it be mounted on the wall?
a. Yes it can be used as a rubbing strip along a wall. Back to top