PSSR 2000 · Lincolnshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Gainsborough

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

Nearly every working unit in Gainsborough runs compressed air, from a fabricator on Heapham Road to the larger plants off the A631, and the moment a receiver sits behind that compressor, the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 apply to it.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

  • 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 Gainsborough businesses

The pressure systems across the town's estates are mostly the quiet kind: air receivers and their compressors, steam plant where processes need heat, and the safety valves, gauges and pipework that protect them. PSSR covers a system holding steam at any pressure, or other relevant fluids above the threshold, and most workshop receivers are comfortably inside it.

The rule smaller firms most often miss is that the written scheme comes first. A pressure system may not lawfully operate until a Written Scheme of Examination has been drawn up and certified by a competent person, and only then is the system examined to that scheme, with the report issued within 28 days. We prepare and certify the scheme, examine to it and keep both current, so a single receiver in a Gainsborough unit is covered as properly as a plant room.

Air receivers and compressors
Steam plant and calorifiers
Safety valves and protective devices
Written schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Gainsborough

Tell us what runs under pressure on your site. We scope what PSSR covers, prepare or review the written scheme, examine to it and report within 28 days with the next date set.

  • 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 Gainsborough and nearby

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

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Related compliance for Gainsborough businesses

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Gainsborough?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Gainsborough and the sites around it, examining air receivers, steam plant and the written schemes behind them. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Gainsborough?
We keep availability across Lincolnshire, so a Gainsborough visit is often the same or next working day, 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 Gainsborough?

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

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