Communicating what you need to work safely, and be in compliance when breaking ground is an important initial step in ground disturbance.

The purpose of using hand digging or vacuum excavation techniques is to prevent damage to a buried facility.

In 2018, there were 5,042 buried facility damages reported to the Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) in Ontario.

As the utility locate industry is in its infancy, the regulations around safety are continuously changing.

From a technical perspective, the public and private locate processes by which utilities are physically traced and marked are very similar.

On April 28, workers gathered across the country to mark the National Day of Mourning for workers who were killed or injured on the job.

We have created the “KNOW Before You Dig” Blog to provide the excavation industry with information to help everyone stay safe on the job!

Grant Piraine, President of OWN Your Safety introduces Utility Infrastructure Awareness training to keep workers safe.