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PSSR examination and certification in Derbyshire

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

Derbyshire runs precision aerospace, automotive and rail manufacturing alongside quarrying and process industry, with pressure systems behind all of it, from clean compressed air to heavy process vessels and steam. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • County-wide coverage
What we cover

PSSR pressure system examinations across Derbyshire

A pressure system takes in the compressor or boiler, the receivers and pipework, and the protective devices, and across the county that runs from high-pressure test rigs and clean-air systems to process vessels, heat exchangers and steam plant. All of it can fall within scope.

There is no fixed examination interval in law. The competent person sets the nature and frequency of examination in the written scheme for each system, by its duty and how it can fail, and the examination itself is a careful scrutiny of the system, in or out of service as needed, testing the protective devices that are its last line of defence. We write the scheme, examine each system to it, and judge a clean-air receiver and a heavy process vessel each on its own terms rather than on a blanket date.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell or maintain the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors with real field experience
  • Clear reports issued promptly, with the next due date flagged
  • One item or a whole site, one town or the whole county
Towns we cover

PSSR examinations across Derbyshire

We provide PSSR examinations to businesses right across Derbyshire. Choose your town below for local detail, or call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your schedule.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations across Derbyshire?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Derbyshire, from the aerospace and automotive plants to the quarrying and process sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
Do you cover the whole of Derbyshire at short notice?
We work across Derbyshire and can usually attend within a few working days, sooner after a modification that calls for re-examination. Call 0330 043 8191 to book a convenient slot.
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 Derbyshire?

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

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