PSSR 2000 · Derbyshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Buxton

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

Big processing sites around Buxton spread their pressure systems wide: compressor houses here, receivers at the far plant, air serving equipment half a kilometre apart. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 are satisfied by one thing: a scheme that covers it all.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Buxton, 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 Buxton businesses

Pressure systems across the area's industrial operations run from substantial compressed air installations serving processing plant to the receivers and protective devices distributed wherever the work is, plus steam and heat systems where processes demand them, all connected by pipework that belongs to the system in law.

Distributed plant tempts fragmented paperwork: a scheme for the compressor house, nothing for the outstations, and vessels at the plant's far end that no document mentions. PSSR reads it differently: the system is everything connected, and one properly drawn Written Scheme of Examination can and should cover a whole site's distributed plant, examined location by location on coherent intervals. We survey the full extent, scheme it as one system where the engineering says it is one, certify it and examine to it, reporting within 28 days.

Site-wide compressed air systems
Distributed receivers and outstations
Steam and process heat plant
One certified scheme, many locations
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Buxton

Send a site plan or just the compressor house location. We survey the system's full extent, scheme and certify it as one, examine to it and report 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.

Wondering what it costs? See what drives a PSSR examination quote.

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 Buxton and nearby

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

BuxtonFairfieldHarpur HillDove HolesPeak DaleChapel-en-le-Frith
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Related compliance for Buxton businesses

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Buxton?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Buxton and the sites around it, examining site-wide systems on one scheme. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Buxton?
We keep availability across Derbyshire, so a Buxton 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 Buxton?

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

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