PSSR 2000 · County Durham

PSSR examination and written scheme in Newton Aycliffe

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

On a park where businesses grow, merge and change hands, pressure system paperwork is an asset with a market value: the plant with a clean Written Scheme and unbroken reports sells, insures and audits at face value. PSSR 2000 compliance, kept properly, compounds.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Newton Aycliffe, County Durham

  • 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 Newton Aycliffe businesses

Pressure systems across the business park run from production air installations and process plant in the manufacturing units to the receivers, compressors and protective devices of hundreds of smaller operations, each system defined in law by its vessels, devices and pipework together.

The records are the system's biography. A certified Written Scheme of Examination that matches the installed plant, examination reports in an unbroken run, defects closed with evidence: that file is what an insurer prices, an acquirer's engineer reads and an inspector accepts without a second visit, and gaps in it cost real money at exactly the wrong moments. We keep the biography complete: schemes current, examinations on interval, every report issued within 28 days and filed so the day someone important asks, the answer is already written.

Production air installations
Receivers and process vessels
Safety valves and protective devices
Complete, current written schemes
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Newton Aycliffe

Tell us what pressure plant you run and what paperwork exists. We complete the record, certify the scheme, examine on interval and report within 28 days, filed for the day it matters.

  • 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.

Wondering what it costs? See what drives a PSSR examination quote.

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 Newton Aycliffe and nearby

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

Newton AycliffeAycliffe VillageSchool AycliffeHeighingtonMiddridgeShildon
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Newton Aycliffe?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Newton Aycliffe and the sites around it, examining with records kept audit-complete. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Newton Aycliffe?
We keep availability across County Durham, so a Newton Aycliffe 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 Newton Aycliffe?

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

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