PSSR 2000 · Cambridgeshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in St Neots

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

Ask most St Neots units about pressure systems and they think compressed air. But the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 read wider: nitrogen for packaging lines, gases for welding and process work, any relevant fluid above the threshold makes a system, and every system needs its scheme.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

St Neots, Cambridgeshire

  • 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 St Neots businesses

Pressure systems across the town's production and fabrication units take in the familiar air receivers and compressors, and the less-considered plant beside them: nitrogen and gas installations serving packaging and process work, their regulators, manifolds and protective devices, and the pipework belonging to each system in law.

Gas systems get missed precisely because the compressor mindset filters them out: no compressor, so no pressure system, runs the assumption, while a nitrogen installation holds stored energy just the same and sits just as squarely inside PSSR once above the threshold. We survey for every relevant fluid on site, scheme each qualifying system with a certified Written Scheme of Examination, examine to it and report within 28 days, so nothing pressurised lives outside the paperwork.

Air receivers and compressors
Nitrogen and gas installations
Regulators, manifolds and relief devices
Written schemes for every qualifying system
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in St Neots

Tell us everything on site that holds pressure, air, nitrogen or other gases. We identify what qualifies, scheme and certify each system, 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 St Neots and nearby

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

St NeotsEaton SoconEynesburyLittle PaxtonGreat PaxtonBuckden
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in St Neots?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover St Neots and the sites around it, examining air, nitrogen and gas systems alike. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in St Neots?
We keep availability across Cambridgeshire, so a St Neots 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 St Neots?

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

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