PSSR 2000 · Essex

PSSR inspection, examination and certification in Harlow

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

Research runs on gases: nitrogen, argon and specialist mixtures piped from bulk and manifold systems into Harlow's labs and test areas, alongside the workshop air every estate breathes. Gas under pressure is PSSR 2000 territory, whatever the molecule.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Harlow, Essex

  • 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 Harlow businesses

Laboratory gas systems are pressure systems people file under 'services': bulk tanks, manifolded cylinder banks and distribution pipework carrying relevant fluids to the bench, with regulators and relief devices the whole installation trusts. The Written Scheme of Examination has to capture that distribution as installed, right to the points of use that keep multiplying.

The estates' workshop layer runs beneath: compressors and receivers over the threshold in unit after unit, schemes owed and examinations due. We examine lab gases and workshop air to one programme, so a site's pressure estate is certified as the single system it really is.

Manifold banks in scheme
Distribution mapped to bench
Regulators and reliefs proven
Workshop air alongside
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Harlow

Tell us the gases and the air. We map the distribution, certify schemes that match it, and examine on the dates.

  • 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 inspection, examination and certification across Harlow and nearby

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

HarlowTemplefieldsThe PinnaclesOld HarlowSawbridgeworthEppingNorth WealdRoydon
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Related compliance for Harlow businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Harlow, 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 Harlow?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Harlow and its estates, examining laboratory gas and workshop air systems to certified schemes. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Harlow?
We keep availability across Essex, so a Harlow 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 Harlow?

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

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