PSSR 2000 · Merseyside

PSSR examination and written scheme in Birkenhead

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

Acetylene is the gas with its own rulebook: unstable above modest pressures, stored dissolved, and piped through manifolds that must respect chemistry no other fuel gas has. Birkenhead's fabrication runs on cutting sets and manifolds, and the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 take acetylene personally.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Birkenhead, Merseyside

  • 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 Birkenhead businesses

Pressure systems across the town run from acetylene and fuel-gas manifolds, cylinder banks, hoses and distribution, through oxygen and compressed air to the receivers of the estates.

Fuel-gas systems are examined at their protections: flashback arrestors present and in date at the positions that matter, manifold and distribution condition judged for gases that punish neglect differently than air ever would, hose and coupling standards enforced because the cheap fitting is the expensive one, and acetylene's pressure limits respected as chemistry rather than bureaucracy. Our examinations cover installed gas systems in their own discipline, schemes naming each protection, and 28 day reports keeping hot-work supply as safe as the work it feeds.

Manifolds and cylinder banks
Flashback arrestors verified
Acetylene rules respected
Air and oxygen alongside
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Birkenhead

Show us the manifolds, arrestors and runs. We examine the gas systems in their own discipline 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.

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 Birkenhead and nearby

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

BirkenheadWallaseyBebingtonTranmereRock FerryBromborough
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Birkenhead?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Birkenhead and the sites around it, examining fuel gas by its own rulebook. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Birkenhead?
We keep availability across Merseyside, so a Birkenhead 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 Birkenhead?

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

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