PSSR 2000 · Greater Manchester

PSSR examination and written scheme in Wigan

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

Steam systems have a return journey nobody examines: condensate receivers, flash vessels and the pumped returns that carry hot water back to the boiler house. In Wigan's process plants the return side holds pressure too, and the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 read it as part of the system.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Wigan, 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 Wigan businesses

Pressure systems across the town run from process steam installations, supply and return sides both, through production air to the workshop compressors and receivers of the estates.

The return side earns examination on its own physics: flash vessels genuinely pressurised, condensate receivers cycling hot and wet in exactly the conditions corrosion loves, pumped return sets whose vessels hide behind the pump's name, and water hammer announcing traps and drainage that neglect has defeated. Our Written Schemes trace steam systems end to end, return-side vessels named and examined rather than assumed away, protective devices proven on both sides, and 28 day reports describing the loop rather than half of it.

Flash vessels and receivers
The return side named in the scheme
Traps and drainage judged
Production air alongside
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Wigan

Walk us round the steam loop, boiler house to the furthest trap and back. We scheme both sides, examine the returns too 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 Wigan and nearby

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

WiganInceHindleyStandishOrrellPemberton
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Wigan?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Wigan and the sites around it, examining the return side examined too. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Wigan?
We keep availability across Greater Manchester, so a Wigan 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 Wigan?

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

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