PSSR 2000 · Merseyside

PSSR examination and written scheme in St Helens

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

Oxygen makes everything more so: fires fiercer, oxidation faster, and a pressure system's cleanliness suddenly a matter of survival, because oil and oxygen meet explosively. Where St Helens industry runs oxygen, the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 meet a fluid with its own laws of behaviour.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

St Helens, Merseyside

  • 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 St Helens businesses

Pressure systems across the town run from oxygen and enrichment systems in hot industry through fuel gas and compressed air to the receivers and protective devices of the estates.

Oxygen service rewrites the examination: cleanliness for oxygen treated as a safety property rather than housekeeping, materials and components verified as oxygen-compatible because ordinary fittings can burn in the fluid they carry, and every intervention conducted knowing contamination is the hazard that waits. Our Written Schemes name oxygen systems in their own discipline, examinations respect the fluid's rules end to end, protective devices proven, and 28 day reports written so operators and insurers both see a system handled by people who understand what it carries.

Oxygen cleanliness as safety
Compatible components verified
Fuel gas systems alongside
Certified schemes, 28 day reports
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in St Helens

Tell us where oxygen runs and at what pressure. We scheme it in its own discipline, examine to oxygen rules 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 St Helens and nearby

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

St HelensHaydockRainfordNewton-le-WillowsRainhillClock Face
Other inspections in St Helens

Related compliance for St Helens businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in St Helens, 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 St Helens?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover St Helens and the sites around it, examining oxygen by its own rules. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in St Helens?
We keep availability across Merseyside, so a St Helens 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 St Helens?

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

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