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PSSR examination and certification in Cambridgeshire

Written Schemes of Examination and certified pressure system examinations by an independent competent person

Pressure systems in Cambridgeshire range from the autoclaves and pilot vessels of the Cambridge laboratories to the steam boilers and air receivers of the Peterborough food and engineering plants. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies, and SEIS draws up and certifies the Written Scheme of Examination each one needs.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • County-wide coverage
What we cover

PSSR pressure system examinations across Cambridgeshire

A pressure system is more than the vessel: it takes in the boiler or compressor, the receivers and pipework, and the protective devices that keep it safe, from steam plant and air receivers to autoclaves, heat exchangers and gas storage. All of it can fall within scope.

Systems this varied do not share one scheme or one interval. Steam brings the Regulations in at any pressure, however small the vessel, while other fluids count once pressure times volume reaches 250 bar litres, so a small laboratory autoclave and a large factory boiler are judged on quite different tests. We draw up a Written Scheme of Examination for each, set the nature and frequency of examination in it, examine the systems to that scheme, and keep the whole county on one arrangement so nothing is operated without a scheme in place.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell or maintain the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors with real field experience
  • Clear reports issued promptly, with the next due date flagged
  • One item or a whole site, one town or the whole county
Towns we cover

PSSR examinations across Cambridgeshire

We provide PSSR examinations to businesses right across Cambridgeshire. Choose your town below for local detail, or call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your schedule.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations across Cambridgeshire?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Cambridgeshire, from the Cambridge laboratories and research sites to the Peterborough food and engineering plants, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your operation.
Do you cover both ends of Cambridgeshire?
Yes, we work right across Cambridgeshire, from the Cambridge laboratories to the Peterborough plants, and can normally attend within a few working days. Call 0330 043 8191 to arrange a convenient slot.
What is a Written Scheme of Examination, and do I need one?
It is the legal document at the heart of PSSR: a scheme drawn up and certified by a competent person that sets out which parts of a pressure system are examined, how, and how often. A system within scope must not be operated without one, and the HSE sets the minimum content in its pressure systems guidance.
Is PSSR a legal requirement, and what does it cover?
Yes. PSSR 2000 applies to systems holding steam at any pressure, or other fluids above roughly 250 bar litres, so steam boilers, air receivers, compressors, autoclaves and many process vessels are caught. The duty sits with the user of an installed system or the owner of a mobile one.
How often must a pressure system be examined?
There is no single interval fixed in law. The competent person sets the frequency for each item in the Written Scheme of Examination, judged on the system, its contents and its duty, with many items examined around every 12 months. The examination report is issued within 28 days and carries the next due date.
Who can be the competent person for PSSR?
Someone with the right combination of training, skill, experience and knowledge for the system in question, and independent enough to judge it fairly. The competent person both draws up or certifies the scheme and carries out the examinations it sets.
Does servicing the equipment count as a PSSR examination?
No. A PSSR examination is a formal statutory examination of the system's integrity against its written scheme, and it is separate from routine maintenance. Maintenance keeps a system running; it does not satisfy the legal duty to examine it.
What happens if the examination finds a defect?
The report records the defect, any limit on continued use and the date the next examination is due. Where the competent person finds a risk of imminent danger, the system must be taken out of use at once and the enforcing authority notified, so a problem is acted on rather than filed.

Need a PSSR examination or written scheme in Cambridgeshire?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection anywhere in Cambridgeshire.

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