A manufacturer of watercourse safety equipment

Aqua Guardian was established in 2000 and is today part of Ovun. With the Aqua Guardian product series in the portfolio, Ovun is now a manufacturer of quality equipment for watercourse safety

Watercourse safety means both safety for third parties and safety for operations in regulated waterways and water reservoirs.

Ovun's product series 'Aqua Guardian' in themselves will never be able to eliminate the risk of mishaps and accidents. But rather work as a necassary measure based on a risk and vulnerability analysis, to reduce the risk of mishaps and accidents.

Vassfall and Ovun continuously collaborate on product development with a strong focus on sustainability.

Lines

The Aqua Guardian Visual Marking and Safety Line is a clear warning to third parties traveling in and by regulated watercourses and reservoirs. The lines would typically be placed in a safe zone in front of dams, intake hatches and other areas with dangerous water currents.

After the product was presented to the market in 2010, more than 30,000 meters of marking lines have been installed in Norwegian and Swedish waterways and water reservoirs. An important effect of the spread is that third parties eventually recognize the visual signal when traveling from place to place.

Marking lines have a low investment cost, are easy to handle and provide a significant increase in safety for third parties when these are installed correctly.

Signs

Ovun provides all types of signs regarding watercourse safety and equipment to mount these. Hereunder danger, prohibition and information signs. We also provide reservoir signs with case specific information and maps to give third persons sufficient safety information in both summer- and wintertime.

In our work with third person safety, we acknowledge the great importance of proper signage. By proper signage, third persons travelling in or by watercourses or reservoirs should gain necessary information to be able to stay safe in such areas. This demands both correct location of signs and that the message is clear and easy to understand. We keep special attention to field of view, vegetation and snow when location of signs is decided. It´s important to assess whether figures are sufficient, or if text is needed as well.