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KNOW Before You Dig! - Utility Infrastructure Awareness
Training and Consulting
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Protecting Lives, Preventing Damage, and Ensuring Safe Ground Disturbance Practices!

 Utility Locate Awareness Education

About Us

  • ​OWN Your Safety is dedicated to utility infrastructure awareness, damage prevention, and excavation safety. We provide specialized training and consulting to help workers, employers, and organizations prevent utility damage and work safely near buried infrastructure.

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  • KNOW Before You Dig Training – A comprehensive online or in-class course designed to educate workers on utility infrastructure awareness, risk management, and best practices for ground disturbance on both public and private property.

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Online Training

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  • Damage Investigations & Expert Consulting – Specialized services for excavators, utility companies, insurers, and legal teams to assess damage incidents, determine liability, and support claims or legal proceedings.

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Consulting Services

  • Industry Standards & Best Practices – Access to some legislation, standards, best practices and guidelines as they relate to utility locates and ground disturbance to help manage excavation risks and ensure compliance when working near buried infrastructure on both public and private property.

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Excavation Safety Resources

  • KNOW Before You Dig Blog – Stay informed with expert insights, case studies, and articles on utility damage prevention, ground disturbance best practices, and the latest industry developments. Learn from real-world incidents and practical solutions to improve excavation safety.

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Industry Insights & Updates

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT KNOW BEFORE YOU DIG TRAINING: 

EASY TO USE AND UNDERSTAND

"I just completed the program and I was thoroughly IMPRESSED.

It was easy to follow, presented in a logical sequence that allowed a consistent message to emerge - do the right things to keep your employees and your business out of trouble. The combination of material review followed by a quiz really helps the concepts to be clarified. It’s easy to stay ahead of damage prevention if you follow the guidelines provided.

I highly recommend this worthwhile endeavour. Grant you and your team have done a great job. Thanks for your efforts. "

 

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— Dave Wulff, Board member and certified DPT.

Ontario Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA)

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