PSSR 2000 · Lincolnshire

PSSR examination and certification in Lincoln

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

Lincoln's heavy-engineering tradition in turbines, pumps and large fabrication runs on steam-raising plant and test rigs that hold serious energy. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies, to a written scheme certified by a competent person.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Lincoln, 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 Lincoln businesses

A pressure system in heavy engineering takes in the steam boiler and its mountings, the feed and blowdown systems, the air receivers and test rigs, the pipework, and the protective devices. All of it can fall within scope.

Steam-raising plant carries the most demanding schemes of all, because a boiler stores enough energy to be catastrophic if it fails, and steam brings the Regulations in at any pressure. The written scheme for a boiler sets close examinations of the shell, the mountings and the safety valves, often both in and out of service. We draw up or review the scheme, examine the boiler and its protective devices to it, and judge whether it will stay safe until the next examination is due.

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

Booking your PSSR examination in Lincoln

Send the steam plant and the rest of the systems, and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it, the boiler and its mountings included. 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 Lincoln and nearby

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

LincolnGainsboroughSleafordBostonGranthamMarket RasenCaistorLouthNewark-on-Trent
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Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Lincoln, we can examine all of it.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Lincoln?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Lincoln and the surrounding engineering and manufacturing sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
Can you examine pressure systems near Lincoln?
Yes, our engineers cover Lincoln and the rest of Lincolnshire, and we can normally be on site within a few working days. Call 0330 043 8191 and we will arrange a time that suits your operation.
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 Lincoln?

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

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