PSSR 2000 · County Durham

PSSR examination and written scheme in Durham

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

Durham heats itself from boiler houses: plant rooms across campuses, hospitals and public buildings, steam here, high temperature hot water there. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 draw a careful line through heating plant, and estates teams need to know which side each system sits on.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Durham, County Durham

  • 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 Durham businesses

Pressure systems across the city's institutional estate run from steam boilers and calorifiers in the larger plant rooms through pressurised hot water systems to the compressed air behind workshops and laboratories, each with its protective devices and connecting pipework.

The scoping rule for heating plant is temperature and fluid, not size: steam at any pressure is always in; water above 110 degrees is in; a conventional low temperature hot water system generally is not, and a portfolio usually holds all three. We walk the plant rooms, place every system correctly in or out of scope, prepare and certify Written Schemes of Examination for everything that qualifies, and examine to them on interval with reports in 28 days, so the estates file says exactly which boiler house owes what.

Steam boilers and calorifiers
Pressurised hot water systems
Workshop and laboratory air
Scoping the portfolio correctly
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Durham

Send the plant room list and we will scope every system, in or out, scheme what qualifies, examine to it and report within 28 days with the file kept straight.

  • 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 Durham and nearby

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

DurhamFramwellgate MoorBelmontBowburnLangley MoorBrandon
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Durham?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Durham and the sites around it, examining boiler houses scoped correctly. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Durham?
We keep availability across County Durham, so a Durham 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 Durham?

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

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