PSSR 2000 · Greater Manchester

PSSR examination and written scheme in Salford

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

Compressed air systems grow the way Salford businesses do: a receiver added for the new line, a tee for the far bay, a second compressor when the first stopped coping. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 read the result as one system, and the Written Scheme must describe what it became, not what it began as.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Salford, Greater Manchester

  • 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 Salford businesses

Pressure systems across the city run from grown workshop and production installations, receivers and compressors accumulated over years, through process plant to the vessels and protective devices of the estates.

Grown systems drift from their paperwork by degrees: schemes describing the original installation while three additions run unexamined, protective devices sized for a system half the size, and nobody quite sure which drawing is true. Our service re-baselines honestly, the installation surveyed as it actually stands, the Written Scheme recertified for the whole connected system, every vessel and device brought inside it, and 28 day reports that describe today's plant, so growth stops outrunning the evidence.

Grown systems re-baselined
Every added vessel captured
Schemes recertified as found
Protective devices re-proven
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Salford

Tell us what the system started as and what got added. We survey what actually stands, recertify the scheme for all of it and report within 28 days.

  • 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 written scheme across Salford and nearby

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

SalfordEcclesSwintonPendletonOrdsallWalkden
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Related compliance for Salford businesses

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Salford?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Salford and the sites around it, examining grown systems re-baselined. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Salford?
We keep availability across Greater Manchester, so a Salford 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 Salford?

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

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