PSSR 2000 · Yorkshire

PSSR examination and certification in Doncaster

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

Doncaster's rail depots and engineering works run steam and compressed air behind much of their maintenance and production. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies, examined by a competent person to a certified written scheme.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Doncaster, Yorkshire

  • 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 Doncaster businesses

A pressure system in a rail and engineering setting takes in steam-raising and process plant, air receivers and compressors, the pipework, and the protective devices that keep them safe. All of it can fall within scope.

The Regulations turn on the competent person, and the role asks for two things at once. The same person, or body, needs the engineering depth to draw up and certify the written scheme, deciding what is examined, how, and how often, and then the practical judgement to carry out that examination and decide whether each system will stay safe until the next one. Writing a sound scheme and examining to it are different skills, and PSSR expects both. We act in that role across your systems, set the scheme, examine to it, and report plainly on each.

Autoclaves
Compressed air pipework
Safety valves and relief devices
Expansion vessels
Steam receivers
Air receivers
Pressure vessels
Steam boilers
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Doncaster

Send the systems and any existing scheme, and we will draw up or certify the written scheme and examine to it as your competent person. You receive a report of examination for each, with the next date set.

  • 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 certification across Doncaster and nearby

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

DoncasterArmthorpeThorneStainforthRossingtonBawtryBarnby DunKirk SandallCantleyGoole
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Related compliance for Doncaster businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Doncaster, 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 Doncaster?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Doncaster and the surrounding rail, engineering and logistics sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you get to Doncaster?
We cover Doncaster and the wider Yorkshire area, usually on site within a few working days and faster when a system needs examining before it returns to use. Call 0330 043 8191 to book a visit.
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 Doncaster?

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

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