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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!

 Expert utility damage prevention consultants and legal support team

About Us

​OWN Your Safety™ is a leading provider of utility infrastructure awareness training and consulting. We help contractors, employers, and field teams prevent utility strikes, reduce liability, and work safely near buried utility infrastructure.


We specialize in both public and private locate awareness, bringing 35+ years of field-tested expertise to every course and consultation.

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KNOW Before You Dig™ Training – Our flagship online course teaches workers how to identify and verify public and private utilities before excavation—across the United States and Canada.

 

Designed for both national and regional compliance, our courses integrate local legislation, standards, guidelines and industry best practices. 


Need training for a specific jurisdiction or industry? We also develop in-house custom training solutions. All courses are developed in-house by certified industry experts and 
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Online Training

Know Before You Dig™ Training – Public and Private Locate Awareness Badge
CCGA Underground Infrastructure Damage Prevention Guidelines
Excavation safety blog – public vs. private utility awareness
OWN Your Safety™ – Utility Infrastructure Awareness Logo

Damage Investigations & Expert Consulting – We support excavators, utility owners, insurers, and legal teams with professional opinions, locate reviews, and damage investigation reports.
 

From missed locates to disputed claims, our experts help you understand what went wrong and how to prevent it.

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Consulting Services

Frequently Asked Questions – Utility Locates & Damage Prevention
Find answers to common questions about public and private utility locates, regulatory compliance, and excavation due diligence.

 

Our FAQ is built from real-world jobsite challenges and legal cases—so you can dig smarter and safer.

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FAQ

Know Before You Dig™ Blog

Stay current with expert commentary, damage prevention strategies, and case studies from real excavation projects.


Whether you're managing field crews or writing safety policy, our blog helps you stay sharp.

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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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