PSSR 2000 · Essex

PSSR inspection, examination and certification in Tilbury

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

Tilbury keeps Britain's food cold at the quayside: hundreds of reefer points and the cold-chain sheds behind them run refrigeration plant that stores far more energy than its quiet hum suggests. Under PSSR 2000, that plant is pressure systems, schemes and examinations.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Tilbury, Essex

  • 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 Tilbury businesses

Refrigeration at port scale is the pressure system people forget: compressors, receivers and condensers holding refrigerant at serious pressure, protective devices whose settings the whole safety case leans on, and pipework runs that expand and contract with every defrost. A Written Scheme of Examination here describes a living system, not a nameplate.

The port's working estate adds the familiar layer: workshop air behind the maintenance bays, receivers buffering pneumatic kit across the sheds, each comfortably over the 250 bar litre threshold and each owed its own place in a scheme. We examine both layers on one programme, sized to the plant.

Refrigeration as pressure plant
Relief settings proven
Workshop air in scheme
Defrost cycling understood
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Tilbury

Tell us the plant, cold and compressed. We certify schemes that match the installation and examine to them on their dates.

  • 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 inspection, examination and certification across Tilbury and nearby

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

TilburyEast TilburyChadwell St MaryGraysWest ThurrockPurfleetStanford-le-HopeOrsett
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Related compliance for Tilbury businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Tilbury, 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 Tilbury?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Tilbury and the cold-chain estates around it, examining refrigeration and air systems to certified schemes. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Tilbury?
We keep availability across Essex, so a Tilbury 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 Tilbury?

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

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