PSSR 2000 · Lincolnshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Grantham

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

Steam and refrigeration do quiet work all over Grantham: process steam in the food and packaging plants, compressed air through the engineering units, and cold chain plant growing along the A1 corridor. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 stand behind all of it.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Grantham, 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 Grantham businesses

Pressure systems in the town span its industries: steam boilers and jacketed plant where food processes need heat, air receivers and compressors in nearly every unit around Alma Park, and the refrigeration systems of the cold stores and chilled distribution operations that increasingly define this stretch of the A1. Steam at any pressure is PSSR territory, and most receivers and refrigeration plant sit inside the threshold with it.

Refrigeration is the system owners most often leave off the written scheme. A cold store's plant is a pressure system in law, and PSSR expects it treated as one: a Written Scheme of Examination certified by a competent person before operation, examination to that scheme, and a report within 28 days. We scope refrigeration alongside the steam and air on a site so the whole estate sits on one certified scheme, examined in step rather than piecemeal.

Steam boilers and jacketed plant
Refrigeration and cold store systems
Air receivers and compressors
Written schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Grantham

Send the systems, steam, air and refrigeration together, and we scope what PSSR covers, prepare or review the written scheme and examine to it, reporting 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.

Wondering what it costs? See what drives a PSSR examination quote.

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 Grantham and nearby

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

GranthamBarrowbyGreat GonerbyHarlaxtonColsterworthLong Bennington
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Related compliance for Grantham businesses

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Grantham?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Grantham and the sites around it, examining steam, refrigeration and compressed air systems. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Grantham?
We keep availability across Lincolnshire, so a Grantham 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 Grantham?

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

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