PSSR 2000 · Derbyshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Ilkeston

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

Most Ilkeston workshops have a compressor on a service contract and assume that box is ticked. It is not: under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, servicing maintains the plant, while only examination to a certified written scheme discharges the legal duty.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Ilkeston, Derbyshire

  • 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 Ilkeston businesses

Pressure systems around the town are mostly compressed air: receivers and compressors behind the workshops, bodyshops and production units, with the safety valves, gauges and connecting pipework that belong to each system in law, plus steam equipment where processes call for it.

A service visit and a statutory examination answer different questions. The service engineer keeps the compressor running; the competent person judges whether the system is safe to keep running, against a certified Written Scheme of Examination, with a report issued within 28 days that stands as your legal record. One cannot substitute for the other, however thorough the servicing. We prepare and certify the scheme if none exists, examine to it on its intervals and leave the service contract to do its own separate job.

Air receivers and compressors
Safety valves and gauges
Steam equipment where used
Written schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Ilkeston

Tell us what runs under pressure and what paperwork exists. We prepare or review the written scheme, certify it, examine to it and report within 28 days with the next date set.

  • 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 Ilkeston and nearby

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

IlkestonKirk HallamCotmanhayWest HallamStanton by DaleHeanor
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Ilkeston?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Ilkeston and the sites around it, examining workshop air systems and their schemes. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Ilkeston?
We keep availability across Derbyshire, so a Ilkeston 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 Ilkeston?

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