PSSR 2000 · Lincolnshire

PSSR examination and certification in Scunthorpe

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

Scunthorpe's steelworks run pressure systems of real magnitude: steam-raising plant, large compressed-air systems and industrial gas under pressure across the site. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Scunthorpe, 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 Scunthorpe businesses

A pressure system in a steelworks takes in steam-raising plant, large air receivers and compressors, industrial gas storage and pipework, process vessels, and the protective devices throughout. All of it can fall within scope.

With stored energy on this scale the examination has teeth. If a competent person judges that a system will give rise to imminent danger unless it is repaired or its operation changed, the law requires it taken out of use at once, a written report to you there and then, and a copy to the enforcing authority within fourteen days. We examine each system to its written scheme, test the protective devices, and where we find something seriously wrong we say so plainly and the system stops until it is put right.

Steam boilers
Autoclaves
Compressed air pipework
Safety valves and relief devices
Expansion vessels
Steam receivers
Air receivers
Pressure vessels
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Scunthorpe

Send the systems and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it across the site, testing the protective devices. You receive a report of examination for each, 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.

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 certification across Scunthorpe and nearby

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

ScunthorpeBriggBarton-upon-HumberGainsboroughCrowleBottesfordKirton in LindseyWintertonMessingham
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Scunthorpe?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Scunthorpe and the surrounding steel and heavy industry, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit around the site's running.
How soon can you get to Scunthorpe?
We keep availability across Lincolnshire, so a visit to Scunthorpe is usually only a few working days away, sooner after a repair or modification that calls for re-examination. Call 0330 043 8191 to book around the site's running.
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 Scunthorpe?

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

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