PSSR 2000 · County coverage

PSSR examination and certification in Essex

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

Pressure in Essex runs from the obvious to the invisible: refrigeration plant serving hundreds of reefer points at the ports, carbonation and steam in the drinks and food plants, process vessels in the West Thurrock chemical belt, and workshop air receivers humming in every estate in between.

Under PSSR 2000 each of those systems needs a Written Scheme of Examination certified by a competent person before it operates, and examination to that scheme on its intervals. We draw up, certify and examine to schemes across Essex, sized to the system rather than the invoice.

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

PSSR pressure system examinations across Essex

Scale changes what examination looks for. Industrial refrigeration stores far more energy than its quiet running suggests, and process plant that heats, cools and cleans in cycles fatigues in patterns a standard boiler never shows. At that end the scheme earns its keep by matching the examination to how the plant is actually punished.

At the other end, the county's estates repeat the small-receiver pattern unit after unit: workshop air comfortably over the 250 bar litre threshold, schemes owed and often absent, condensate quietly corroding receiver bases. One visit can cover neighbouring units, which keeps compliance sensible for small firms.

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 Essex

We provide PSSR examinations to businesses right across Essex. 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 Essex?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors examine pressure systems across the whole county, from port refrigeration and process plant to estate workshop air. Call us to plan the schemes and the visits.
Can you arrange examinations across Essex quickly?
We keep availability across Essex and the neighbouring counties, so examinations are scheduled to your scheme dates with room to spare, and new schemes are certified before the plant needs them. Call 0330 043 8191.
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 Essex?

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

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