Water safety is relevant all year round, regardless of the weather. Drowning accidents don't just happen in the warm water of summer, but also when the water hits zero.
In buoyancy, safety, speed and many other parameters, LifeBoard provides a better rescue and prevents more drowning accidents.
It is often difficult to assess whether the ice can support your weight, and if you venture onto the ice anyway, there can be several reasons why the ice may not hold.
Falling through the ice and into the cold water can be life-threatening, and the thin ice can make it extremely challenging to carry out a rescue operation. That's why we have developed the LifeBoard Ice Kit, which allows you to help the distressed person from a safe distance, from the shore, or from solid ice. The Ice Kit is specifically designed for ice rescues.
Safety is always our number one priority. The safety of both victim and rescuer. That's why our rescue equipment is designed for ice-related accidents.
Our rescue equipment is specifically designed for ice-related accidents, increasing the safety of the civilian rescuer and the victim.
The new board is developed and created by the same people behind it, so safety is the number one priority.
We have created a flotation device that also works for ice rescues. In this way, we contribute to civilian safety, and if an accident occurs outside the lifeguard season, relevant rescue equipment is still available for civilians.
We have therefore adapted the board for ice rescues and have implemented:
1. Simple instructions for a safe rescue on ice.
2. Safety strap with ice picks for your own safety.
3.100m safety line mounted on the LifeBoard, which can either be given to a rescuer on land or mounted on a stand.
With the ice kit as an addition to the LifeBoard, you have effective rescue equipment regardless of the season, wind, weather or water conditions.
Watch Sofus illustrate how the LifeBoard Ice Kit works
Hear why Jonas from Uddevalla Municipality in Sweden chose LifeBoard
A sealed vinyl bag with instructions, safety strap, ice picks and 100m safety line
To perform a safe rescue with LifeBoard without prior training
for civilians: simply pull the safety strap to reveal the contents
on safety strap for personal safety of the civilian rescuer
With two people, the bag with the safety line can be given to someone on the shore, who then has the ability to pull the rescuer and the distressed individual to safety
LifeBoard is used to distribute weight when moving towards the person in distress
Pushing over the ice to maintain a distance from the unsafe ice, the LifeBoard can glide the last 10 meters to the distressed individual while the safety line is secured.
Pull person gently out of the water and then onto land
See a test of the Ice Kit in collaboration with Oslo Sjöskole
In partnership with Oslo Sjöskole, we have introduced LifeBoard with an ice kit for the ongoing education of over 7,000 children each year in the skills of self-rescue and aiding others in open water.
We are always available and can be contacted for non-binding guidance on rescue equipment, demonstration or testing of LifeBoard, collaboration, training and events with associations. Or whatever you have in mind!
We would love to hear from you, whether you are a citizen, lifeguard or from an association or municipality.