PSSR 2000 · Derbyshire

PSSR examination and certification in Derby

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

Derby works at the precise end of engineering, in aerospace, automotive and rail, where high-pressure test rigs, clean-air systems and process vessels do exacting work. 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

Derby, Derbyshire

  • 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 Derby businesses

A pressure system in advanced manufacturing takes in test rigs and accumulators, compressed and clean-air systems, process and storage vessels, the pipework, and the protective devices. All of it can fall within scope.

An examination in accordance with the written scheme is more than a look over. It is a careful and critical scrutiny of the system, in or out of service as the scheme requires, using suitable techniques and testing the protective devices, to judge both the system's actual condition and whether it will stay safe until the next examination is due. On precise, high-pressure systems that scrutiny is what finds the early defect. We examine each system to its scheme, test the protective devices, and record what we find.

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

Booking your PSSR examination in Derby

Send the systems and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it, scrutinising condition and testing the protective devices. 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 Derby and nearby

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

DerbyChesterfieldIlkestonAlfretonSwadlincote
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Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Derby, 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 Derby?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Derby and the surrounding aerospace, automotive and rail sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
Can you examine pressure systems near Derby?
Yes, our engineers cover Derby and the rest of Derbyshire, and we can usually attend within a few working days. Call 0330 043 8191 to book a visit around your schedule.
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 Derby?

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

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