PSSR 2000 · Cambridgeshire

PSSR examination, written scheme and certification in Peterborough

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

Peterborough runs its pressure plant hard, its food factories, engine works and distribution sites depending on steam boilers, air receivers and process vessels through long hours. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies.

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Independent & impartial
Competent engineer surveyors
Reports issued promptly

Pressure equipment we examine

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

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 Peterborough businesses

A pressure system on a busy site takes in the steam boiler or compressor, the air receivers, the process and storage vessels, the pipework, and the safety valves, bursting discs and gauges that protect them. All of it can fall within scope.

Hard-run plant has to be kept within the limits it was built for, and on a busy site those limits slip: a boiler pushed harder, a receiver run at a higher pressure, a system asked to do more than it was meant to. The Regulations require a pressure system to be operated within its safe operating limits, the pressure and temperature it is safe to run at, and those limits are recorded for the system. The examination checks both the condition of the system and that it is being run within those limits. We examine each system to its written scheme and confirm it is operated within the limits set, so demand does not quietly push it past what it can take.

Air receivers and compressors

Steam boilers and generators

Autoclaves and sterilisers

Pressure vessels and process plant

Heat exchangers and calorifiers

Safety valves and gauges

Pipework and pressure fittings

Steam and air distribution systems

How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Peterborough

Send the systems and their duties and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it around production, testing the protective devices. You receive a report of examination for each, with the next date set.

1
Get in touch
Tell us about the pressure systems on your site, and we will arrange a visit to suit you. A single air receiver or a full plant, we are happy to quote either way.
2
We draw up and examine
A competent person draws up or reviews your Written Scheme of Examination, then examines each item to that scheme with minimal disruption.
3
You get your certification
You receive the examination report and certified scheme, with the next examination date marked so you stay compliant.

Why businesses choose SEIS

Independent and impartial: we examine and certify, we do not sell or maintain the plant
Competent persons who draw up the scheme and examine to it
Certified Written Scheme of Examination, examinations kept on time
From a single air receiver to a full pressure plant, one site or many

Areas we cover

PSSR examination, written scheme and certification across Peterborough and nearby

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

PeterboroughWhittleseyMarchWisbechChatterisRamseyYaxleySawtryStamford

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Peterborough?

Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Peterborough and the surrounding food, engineering and distribution sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your operation.

Do you cover sites near Peterborough?

Yes, we work right across Cambridgeshire, so a Peterborough visit is usually only a few working days away, sooner when a system is due before it returns to use. Call 0330 043 8191 to book around your operation.

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 Peterborough?

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