Safety Trainings

All Safety Training

A complete overview of our safety courses — from working at height and confined spaces to ATEX, electrical safety and VCA. Contact us for the current 2026 programme.

Your Pragmatic Educational Partner

The right knowledge and certifications keep people safe and operations efficient — fewer incidents, less downtime, faster work. That's why training your team properly, and on time, matters.

At the GA Solutions Training Centre we know that arranging training around a live operation isn't always easy. We're here to take that off your plate.

With a broad catalogue of ready-to-book courses, flexible customisation, and an uncompromising focus on quality, there's a fitting solution for every situation.

Abrasive Wheels

Duration: ½ dayCertificate: 3 years

Designed for anyone who works professionally with grinders and grinding wheels.

Programme

Health & Safety legislation around grinding work, machines that use grinding wheels, hazard and risk awareness, mandatory PPE, and safe techniques for using grinders and wheels in practice.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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Breathing Protection

Duration: 2 daysCertificate: 3 years

Independent respiratory protection training for anyone working in environments with contaminated or oxygen-deficient air.

Programme

Respiratory protection principles, hose-fed systems, selection and maintenance of respirators, fire and explosion hazards, choking and poisoning risks, confined space requirements, work permits, PPE hygiene and personal responsibility.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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ATEX 000

Duration: 1 dayCertificate: 3 years

For employees who need to apply the basics of explosion safety in potentially explosive atmospheres.

Programme

Explosion hazards, ATEX 114 vs ATEX 153, dust mixtures, LEL/UEL values, ignition sources, zoning, Equipment Protection Level (EPL), ignition protection methods, and safe working in zoned areas.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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ATEX 001

Duration: 2 daysCertificate: 3 years

In-depth two-day ATEX course for personnel performing or supervising work in zoned explosive environments.

Programme

Advanced explosion safety, legislation and exceptions, coordination duties, gas vs dust explosions, electrical equipment and BTO ignition protection, manufacturer rules and assembly requirements.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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First Response (BHV)

Duration: 1 dayCertificate: 1 year

Mandatory in-house emergency response training — essential for any workplace in the Netherlands and recommended elsewhere in the EU.

Programme

Recognising and fighting incipient fires, life-saving first aid (including CPR and AED), alarm and evacuation procedures, injury handling, communication with emergency services, and proper use of fire extinguishers.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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Outside & Manhole Guard

Duration: 2 daysCertificate: 3 years

For employees supervising colleagues who work in confined spaces on (petro-)chemical industrial sites.

Programme

Legislation and safety regulations, specific confined-space risks, communication and access control, work permits and escape routes, supervision duties, alarm response and safe exit procedures.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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Flange Seals

Duration: 2 daysCertificate: 5 years

Specialised two-day course for basic skills and protocols on flange connections according to EN-1591 standards.

Programme

Safety and procedures, tools and controlled-tightening methods, low- vs high-pressure flanges, stud bolts and nuts, relaxation and creep, HD gaskets, flange protocols and torque-wrench work in practice.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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Manual Handling

Duration: ½ dayCertificate: 3 years

Essential for anyone whose work involves lifting, carrying or moving goods by hand.

Programme

Legislation around manual handling, basic human anatomy, common lifting injuries, and proven techniques for safe lifting, carrying, moving and setting down loads.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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NEN 3140 — Electrical Safety

Duration: 1 dayCertificate: 3 years

For electrotechnically trained staff who work on electrical installations and tools, including maintenance technicians.

Programme

Electrical hazards, electrocution and short-circuit risks, electrotechnical management, legislation and NEN 3140 requirements, working safely with PPE, voltage-free working, work permits and low-voltage installations.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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VCA

Duration: 1 dayCertificate: 10 years

The benchmark certificate for safety, health and environment when working in high-risk industrial environments.

Programme

Occupational health and safety legislation, hazard and risk prevention, accidents and emergencies, instructions and procedures, safe handling of loads and equipment, PPE, fire and explosion hazards, electricity and creating healthy workplaces.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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Working Safely Along the Road

Duration: 1 dayCertificate: 5 years

Critical training for road workers and anyone whose job exposes them to live traffic.

Programme

Health & Safety legislation and traffic regulations, roles and responsibilities, preparing a safe work zone, placing and removing barriers, performing roadside work and coordinating standard control measures.

Trainings exclude VAT. Surcharge of €50 applies for delivery in a language other than the local default.

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