PSSR 2000 · Derbyshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Glossop

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

Plenty of Glossop units hold a compressor that has not run for years, sitting quietly in a corner. Under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, out of use only means out of scope when a system is properly taken out of service, and there is a right way to do it.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Glossop, 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 Glossop businesses

Pressure systems around the town's small firm economy are mostly modest: compressors and receivers behind workshops, the occasional steam equipment, and the protective devices and pipework belonging to each, some in daily use and some standing idle from a previous chapter of the business.

Mothballing is a decision, not a default. A system left connected and pressurisable remains a pressure system in law, examinations still due, whether or not anyone switches it on; taken properly out of service, isolated, depressurised and recorded, it lawfully leaves the regime until the day it is recommissioned, when it must be examined before use. We handle both directions: documenting a clean mothball for plant you are parking, and scheme, certification and examination for anything coming back to life.

Working receivers and compressors
Mothballed and idle systems
Recommissioning examinations
Written schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Glossop

Running, parked or coming back into service, tell us what pressure plant sits on your premises and we will put each system lawfully in or lawfully out, with the paperwork to prove it.

  • 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.

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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 Glossop and nearby

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

GlossopHadfieldPadfieldCharlesworthSimmondleyOld Glossop
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Related compliance for Glossop businesses

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Glossop?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Glossop and the sites around it, examining working, mothballed and returning systems. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Glossop?
We keep availability across Derbyshire, so a Glossop 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 Glossop?

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

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