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English translation: skilled persons; skilled person (code BA5)

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Dutch term or phrase:	vakbekwamen personen; vakbekwaam persoon (code BA5)
English translation:	skilled persons; skilled person (code BA5)
Entered by:	Michael Beijer

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14:49 Jun 16, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Belgian General Regulations for Electrical Installations (“Algemeen Reglement op de Elektrische Installaties

Dutch term or phrase: Vakbekwamen; vakbekwaam persoon (code BA5)

Training given to employees working in electrical installations in Belgium whereby they can receive "BA5 certification" and are then able to call themselves a so-called "Vakbekwame persoon."

Has anyone perhaps come across an English translation of this term?

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"In elke onderneming zorgt elektriciteit voor potentiële risico's waaraan werknemers kunnen blootgesteld worden. Elektrische installaties zijn daarom onderworpen aan strikte reglementen en controles. Maar ook een degelijke informatie en opleiding aan en van de werknemers maken deel uit van de preventiemaatregelen die de werkgever moet nemen.

Voor de personen die werkzaamheden uitvoeren aan elektrische installaties voorziet de wetgeving de verplichting voor de werkgever in een specifieke opleiding aan medewerkers die deze taken moeten uitvoeren.

Volgens de aard van de uit te voeren taken moet men een specifieke vorming voorzien. Men maakt hierbij het onderscheid in een opleiding tot een gewaarschuwd persoon (code BA4) of een ***vakbekwaam persoon (code BA5)***.

De werkgever kent aan zijn werknemers volgens hun bekwaamheid de code BA4 of BA5 toe.

BA4 en BA5
Code Omschrijving Voorwaarden

BA4 Gewaarschuwden Personen die:
ofwel voldoende onderricht worden aangaande de elektrische risico’s
ofwel permanent worden bewaakt door een vakbekwaam persoon

BA5 ***Vakbekwamen*** Personen die via kennis, verkregen door opleiding of ervaring, de gevaren verbonden aan de uit te voeren werkzaamheden zelf kunnen inschatten, en maatregelen treffen om de daaruit voortvloeiende specifieke risico’s te elimineren of tot een minimum te beperken" (http://www.beswic.be/nl/training/electricity/front-page)

Michael Beijer KudoZ activity Questions: 248 (7 open) (6 without valid answers) (28 closed without grading) Answers: 179 United Kingdom
Local time: 09:32

skilled persons; skilled person

Explanation:
www.issa.int/content/download/78505/1532586/file/J%20Juhling.pdf

Electrically Skilled Person
A person with relevant vocational education, knowledge and experience to
enable him or her to analyse risks and to avoid hazards which electricity
could create.( EN 50110 „Operation of electrical installations“)

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Josephine Isaacs
Australia
Local time: 18:32

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Thanks Josephine!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

skilled persons; skilled person

Josephine Isaacs

Tradesman

Dave Greatrix

competent person

Maria Danielson

3 -1

qualified person, qualified electrician

TechLawDC

Discussion entries: 3

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8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

skilled persons; skilled person

Josephine Isaacs
Australia
Local time: 18:32
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks Josephine!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Josephine! Eriks's link above solves the problem for this question, and my other question (http://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch_to_english/electronics_elect_eng/4404328-gewaarschuwden%3B_gewaarschuwde_personen_code_ba4.html#9856946)

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

qualified person, qualified electrician

Explanation:
("qualified" implies that there is a formal process of qualification. "skilled" does not carry this connotation.)

TechLawDC
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Can someone here point to a reference showing a consistent use of (two) English terms OTHER than "skilled" and "instructed" [for "Gewaarschuwden Personen (BA4)", + "Vakbekwamen Personen (BA5)"] in connection with "External influences" in standard IEC 60364-5-51? If not, it would seem that "skilled/instructed" should be used as the English standard terms here.

Asker: E.g., here is a UK website (The Electrician's Guide, to the 16th Edition IEE Regulations), that uses the term "skilled" for Ba5: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/2.4.3.htm ...

14 hrs confidence:

Tradesman

Explanation:
If you have been trained in a specific trade, you are a tradesman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradesman

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

23 hrs confidence:

competent person

Explanation:
Local Authority Building Control

A Competent Person is a business that has been adjudged to be sufficiently competent to self-certify that its work complies with Part P of the Building Regulations of England and Wales.

A Competent Person must be registered with a scheme that has been approved by The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Schemes authorised by the DCLG are listed on its website at http://www.communities.gov.uk.

To understand why you should use a Competent Person, click here to download the consumer booklet.

This website has been developed by a collaboration of all of the approved scheme providers to provide the consumer with the ability to search for a Competent Person registered with one of the schemes.

While compliance with Part P of the Building Regulations is compulsory, registration with a Competent Person Scheme is not. Businesses carrying out work covered by the Building Regulations are encouraged to join one of the government's approved schemes. Alternatively, they may choose to continue to use a building control body.

Currently this site is dedicated to Part P of the Building Regulations, which is related to electrical safety in the home. It is intended that members of other Competent Person schemes will be included on this site at some time in the future.

For information of jobs that you must notify to building control, click here.

Click here to go to the search page

Reference: http://www.competentperson.co.uk/

Maria Danielson
Local time: 04:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Jun 20, 2011 - Changes made by Michael Beijer:
Edited KOG entry	Michael Beijer's old entry - "vakbekwamen personen / vakbekwaam persoon (code BA5)" => "skilled persons (code BA5); skilled person"
Jun 16, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
Language pair	Flemish to English => Dutch to English
Field (write-in)	Belgian General Regulations for Electrical Installations (“Algemeen Reglement op de Elektrische Installaties\", AREI) => Belgian General Regulations for Electrical Installations (“Algemeen Reglement op de Elektrische Installaties

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