PSSR 2000 · Buckinghamshire

PSSR inspection, examination and certification in Aylesbury

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

Aylesbury holds one of the largest fresh milk dairies in Europe on its edge, and pressure at that scale sets the tone: steam raising, clean-in-place circuits and industrial refrigeration, with the town's estate workshops running their modest air systems in the same statutory frame.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

  • 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 Aylesbury businesses

Food-scale pressure systems cycle hard: clean-in-place and steam-in-place circuits heat and cool relentlessly, which fatigues and corrodes in patterns a standard boiler never sees, while industrial refrigeration stores far more energy than its quiet running suggests. Written Schemes here earn their keep by matching examination to how the plant is actually punished.

At the other end of the scale, the estates repeat the small-receiver pattern unit by unit: workshop air over the 250 bar litre threshold, schemes owed and often absent. Both ends of the spectrum get the same discipline, sized to the system rather than the invoice.

Thermal cycling understood
Refrigeration energy respected
Estate receivers covered
Schemes sized to the plant
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Aylesbury

Tell us the systems, from CIP circuits to workshop receivers. We certify schemes, examine to them, and report clearly.

  • 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 inspection, examination and certification across Aylesbury and nearby

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

AylesburyRabans LaneGatehouseStoke MandevilleAston ClintonWendoverHaddenhamWinslow
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Related compliance for Aylesbury businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Aylesbury, we can examine all of it.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Aylesbury?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Aylesbury and the sites around it, examining pressure systems from process plant to workshop air. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Aylesbury?
We keep availability across Buckinghamshire, so a Aylesbury 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 Aylesbury?

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

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