PSSR 2000 · Lincolnshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Spalding

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

Cold is Spalding's industry, and cold means pressure: refrigeration plant across the district's chilled stores, with steam and compressed air working behind the production lines. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 govern every one of those systems.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Spalding, 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 Spalding businesses

Pressure systems across South Holland centre on refrigeration: the plant rooms of the cold and chilled stores that hold the area's produce, systems that at this scale typically run on ammonia, alongside the steam boilers of the food processors and the air receivers behind nearly every line. PSSR takes them all in, together with the relief valves, gauges and pipework that protect them.

Ammonia refrigeration concentrates PSSR's logic. These are substantial systems whose failure mode is serious, which is exactly why each must have a Written Scheme of Examination certified by a competent person before it runs, be examined to that scheme, and have every examination reported within 28 days. We scope cold store plant properly, keep the scheme aligned with the system as modified over the years and examine to it on a programme that respects a store that can never fully stop.

Ammonia and cold store refrigeration
Steam boilers in food processing
Air receivers and compressors
Written schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Spalding

Send the plant list and we scope what PSSR covers across refrigeration, steam and air, prepare or review each written scheme and examine to it around live operations, 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 Spalding and nearby

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

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Related compliance for Spalding businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Spalding, we can examine all of it.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Spalding?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Spalding and the sites around it, examining refrigeration, steam and compressed air. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Spalding?
We keep availability across Lincolnshire, so a Spalding 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 Spalding?

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

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