Risk assessment of electrical installations

Why?

Anyone working on or near electrical installations must know the hazards involved. Correct identification and analysis of the risks benefits the safety of all employees involved.

What do you learn?

The training session on risk assessment of electrical installations in workplaces focuses on preventive measures when working on or near electrical installations. In addition to a theoretical introduction, participants carry out practical exercises to identify and assess risks in and around electrical installations. As well as recent installations, the course also covers old infrastructure dating from before the 1983 General Regulations on Electrical Installations.

This practice-based, interactive course lasts one day and takes place at your company for groups of at least six people. The advantage of in-company training is that participants can practise on your own installations. Risks are identified using visual material. During the exercises, we use a questionnaire that systematically covers the 14 risk areas. There is plenty of scope for sharing experiences.

Result?

After completing this course:

• Your employees will master the 14 risk areas of electrical installations in workplaces;

• They will be able to use a checklist developed by Mensura to carry out a risk assessment of the electrical installations in order to identify and assess the hazards of their work on or near those installations;

• They will be fully familiar with the plan for external influencing factors, the declaration of competence and the electrical file of an installation.

For whom?

No extensive prior knowledge of electricity is required for this practice-based training session. During the course, participants receive the required basic knowledge of legislation on electrical installations (HV and LV) in workplaces.

What is stipulated by law?

As an employer, you are required to issue a certificate of competence for each employee who comes into contact with minor and major electrical works and installations. You, the employer, can use these certificates of competence to demonstrate that your employees are capable of and have sufficient knowledge in working on or near electrical installations.

A certificate of competence for working on electrical installations has two levels:

• BA4 Informed Person

This certificate applies to employees who could possibly come into contact with electrical installations but do not carry out work on these installations themselves. This means they must only carry out non-electrical tasks, or minor alterations under the supervision of a competent employee.

• BA5 Competent Person

This certificate applies to employees who personally work on or with electrical installations, or who supervise works carried out by informed persons (BA4). Examples of competent persons are engineers or technicians.

As well as the training certificate for BA4 or BA5, it is also important that you – the employer – draw up a risk analysis for the electrical installation(s) in order to be able to issue a conclusive certificate of competence.

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Price

The cost depends on the way you follow the training.

If your organisation is affiliated with Mensura External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work (EDPB), you have prevention units and your balance is sufficient, you can use these to pay.

Subsidies

Thanks to our recognitions by government services and sector funds, we meet the conditions for numerous subsidies and financing options.

• SME portfolio (Flanders): use these approval numbers in your application:

  • Members of Mensura External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work: Mensura EDPB - DV.O105072

  • non-members: Mensura CONSULT - DV.O101943

• Training vouchers - Wallonia

• Sector fund:

  • Alimento

  • Constructiv

  • Volta

Also view the general frequently asked questions, including on certification and payments >