PSSR 2000 · Essex

PSSR inspection, examination and certification in Grays

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

West Thurrock is process country, and process runs on pressure: steam, compressed air and reaction vessels in the chemical and materials works behind Grays, systems where PSSR 2000's Written Scheme is not paperwork but the plant's safety case in writing.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Grays, 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 Grays businesses

Chemical-duty pressure systems demand schemes written for their service: vessels whose contents attack them from inside, steam circuits cycling with production, and protective devices whose set pressures the process genuinely visits. Examination intervals here are chosen from how the plant corrodes and fatigues, not from a generic table.

The belt's supporting estate runs the familiar layer underneath: workshop and instrument air, receivers buffering packing lines, all over the threshold and all owed their place in a scheme. We examine the whole site to one programme, heavy and light, so nothing waits for an incident to be discovered.

Chemical-duty schemes
Set pressures that matter
Cycling steam understood
Instrument air included
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Grays

Tell us the systems and their service. We write schemes for the duty, examine to them, and report on real condition.

  • 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 Grays and nearby

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

GraysWest ThurrockPurfleetChafford HundredSouth OckendonAveleyTilburyStifford
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Related compliance for Grays businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Grays, 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 Grays?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Grays and the West Thurrock works, examining process and workshop pressure systems to duty-matched schemes. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Grays?
We keep availability across Essex, so a Grays 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 Grays?

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

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