PSSR 2000 · Cheshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Chester

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

Behind Chester's spa doors and leisure suites sits a small boiler working hard: steam generators raising the rooms guests pay to sweat in. A steam generator is a pressure system whatever the ambience, and the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 apply as fully in eucalyptus air as engine oil.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Chester, Cheshire

  • 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 Chester businesses

Pressure systems across the city run from spa and leisure steam generators through hotel and venue plant to the workshop compressors and receivers of the trades.

Leisure steam earns real examination: generators cycling daily in humid plant spaces that age them fast, safety valves and controls proven because a small boiler fails with full-sized consequences, scale and water treatment judged as the health history it is, and maintenance contracts distinguished honestly from the statutory examination they never were. Our Written Schemes size to the installation, examinations time around opening hours, and 28 day reports satisfy insurer and operator alike, keeping the relaxing rooms backed by unrelaxed engineering.

Spa steam generators schemed
Valves and controls proven
Service sorted from examination
Venue plant alongside
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Chester

Tell us what raises the steam behind the calm. We scheme it properly, examine around opening hours and report within 28 days.

  • 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 written scheme across Chester and nearby

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

ChesterBlaconHooleSaughallUptonBoughton
Other inspections in Chester

Related compliance for Chester businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Chester, 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 Chester?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Chester and the sites around it, examining leisure steam done seriously. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Chester?
We keep availability across Cheshire, so a Chester 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 Chester?

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

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