PSSR 2000 · Lincolnshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Boston

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

Boston's food operations lean on pressure: steam raised for cooking and hygiene, compressed air behind every packing line, refrigeration holding produce cold from field to lorry. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 apply to each of those systems.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Reports issued promptly

Pressure equipment we examine

Boston, Lincolnshire

  • Steam boilers & calorifiers
  • Air receivers & compressors
  • Pressure & process vessels
  • Autoclaves & sterilisers
  • Safety valves & protective devices
  • Pipework & heat exchangers
Pressure equipment we examine

PSSR examination and certification for Boston businesses

Pressure systems around the borough follow the food: steam boilers serving process and cleaning duties, air receivers and compressors behind the packing and processing lines, refrigeration plant in the chilled stores, and the safety valves and pipework protecting them all. Steam at any pressure brings a system into PSSR, and most of the rest clears the threshold too.

Hygiene steam is easy to under respect because it feels like a utility. A boiler raising steam for washdown and sterilisation is as much a PSSR system as any process vessel: it may not operate without a certified Written Scheme of Examination, it must be examined to that scheme by a competent person, and each examination reports within 28 days. We put a site's steam, air and refrigeration on one coherent scheme and examine them together, timed around production so the season is not interrupted.

Steam boilers for process and hygiene
Air receivers behind packing lines
Refrigeration and chilled store plant
Safety valves and protective devices
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Boston

Send the systems, steam, air and refrigeration, and we scope PSSR coverage, prepare or review the written scheme and examine to it around your season, reporting within 28 days.

  • 1

    Written Scheme

    We prepare and certify your Written Scheme of Examination.

  • 2

    Examination

    We examine each part of the system to the scheme intervals.

  • 3

    Your report

    You receive a report on the condition of the system.

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Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • Clear reports issued without delay
  • Single items or whole sites
Areas we cover

PSSR examination and written scheme across Boston and nearby

Our engineer surveyors cover Boston and the towns around it across Lincolnshire. If your site is nearby, we can almost certainly reach you, so just ask.

BostonKirtonSwinesheadWybertonSibseyBicker
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Boston?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Boston and the sites around it, examining steam, air and refrigeration in food operations. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Boston?
We keep availability across Lincolnshire, so a Boston visit is usually within a couple of working days, sooner when a system is waiting on its examination before use. Call 0330 043 8191 to book.
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 Boston?

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

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