BA5 training — skilled person

For people who need to assess electrical risks themselves.

BA5 is for employees who work on or near electrical installations, guide colleagues or decide themselves which measures are needed. Anton keeps the training technical enough, without making it unnecessarily cloudy.

Questions or planning? Mail Anton: info@parigo.be

Audiencetechnicians, maintenance, facility, shift leads, supervisors and employees working on or near installations

Outcometraining, test/evaluation and documentation for the employer file

Formatsin-company, Zoom, Flex, refresher, private lesson or custom track

What BA5 means

BA5 means “skilled person”. A BA5 person must be able to assess the hazards of the work to be performed and determine which measures are needed to avoid or reduce risk.

BA5 is therefore heavier than BA4. The participant must not only recognise warnings, but also understand why a method is safe or unsafe: earthing system, protection, fault current, measuring method, work procedure, PPE and responsibility.

When BA5 is usually needed

Technical work on installations

Maintenance, troubleshooting, switching, measuring, adapting or working on electrical installations, depending on what the employer allows.

Supervision or guidance

A BA5 person can guide BA4 employees and must be able to explain which actions are safe and which are not.

Turning risks into work agreements

Participants learn not only “rules”, but how to connect risks to concrete measures: de-energise, mark off, measure, lock and document.

Content of the BA5 course

BA1 to BA5 and the difference between BA4 and BA5
AREI, Codex, competences and responsibilities
AC/DC voltage, current, resistance, power and energy
Ohm’s law, Joule effect, short circuit and overload
effect of electrical current on the body
direct and indirect contact
risk analysis and prevention measures
earthing systems: TT, TN, IT and practical consequences
earthing, fault loop, residual-current device and overcurrent protection
fuses, breakers, selectivity and distribution boards
personal protective equipment and signage
safe use of measuring instruments and portable tools
de-energised work, work in proximity and exceptions
lock-out/tag-out and vital steps before work starts
emergency procedure in case of accident, fire or electric shock
test/evaluation and discussion of mistakes

How Anton teaches it

BA5 can be given as an intensive classic course, spread over several sessions or partly prepared through Flex. With technical groups, Anton can move faster through the basics and spend more time on risk assessment, earthing systems, protections and procedures.

What the training aims for

A BA5 person must be able to reason. Where is the danger? Which protection works here? How do I know work can be done safely? Which task may I do myself and when do I escalate?

For employers. The training supports the BA5 competence assignment, but does not replace the employer’s responsibility. The employer must determine for which installations and tasks someone is BA5-skilled, based on its own risk analysis and procedures.

Possible approach

Classroom / group

On site or via Zoom, in one block or spread over sessions. Guide price on the homepage: €1,000 total per group, depending on scope and planning.

Flex

For participants with enough basic knowledge: preparation at their own pace, live refresher with Anton, then test and targeted follow-up.

Coaching or retake

For participants who struggle with basic concepts, earthing systems, measurements or safety procedures.

BA5 without unnecessary time away from work?

Anton will look at which format fits: classroom, Flex or a combination with extra coaching where needed.

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