OWN Your Safety was founded to address a critical and missing need within the ground disturbance industry-  Utility Infrastructure Awareness (UIA).  UIA training starts with keeping workers safe through KNOWING. To reduce the risk of an underground utility strike and mitigate the exposure to liabilities, workers need to understand the complex utility locates process from beginning to end.

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For over 25 years, Grant Piraine has been at the frontline of excavation work, underground utility detection, training   and the development of best practices. He is the founder of OnSite Locates Inc., a successful utility locate company in Ontario that quickly grew to become one of Ontario’s most reputable utility locate contracting companies, specializing in;

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• Private locates

• Subsurface Utility Engineering & Mapping

 

Mr. Piraine has been an active member within the Ontario Region Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA) since 2005, co-author of the ORCGA Damage Prevention Technician (DPT) Training Manual and former DPT Course Trainer.

 

He's collaborated with a team of subject matter professionals who specialize in a variety of fields to offer clients the most comprehensive Excavation Safety Solution on the market today. Our subject matter professionals specialize in:

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• Utility Locate Awareness Education and Training

• Utility Locates

• Utility Damage Investigations and Reporting

• Insurance Claims and Underwriting Consulting

• Engineering

• Claims Negotiations

• Expert Witness Testimony

• Workplace Safety ​​

• Excavation Policies and Procedures