PSSR 2000 · County coverage

PSSR examination and certification in Northamptonshire

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

Northamptonshire's pressure works quietly: steam behind the county's food and drink names, compressed air behind every workshop, garage and warehouse from the Nene to the Welland. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 govern all of it, and the paperwork is the Written Scheme of Examination.

SEIS Engineering provides certified Written Schemes and independent pressure system examinations across the county: Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Daventry and beyond, with every examination reported within 28 days.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • County-wide coverage
What we cover

PSSR pressure system examinations across Northamptonshire

Most of the county's systems are working plant rather than showpieces: receivers that have driven the same workshop for twenty years, steam that has raised the same process since before the current owner. Systems like that live or die on their protective devices and their records, which is exactly what the examination exists to prove.

We certify schemes that describe the plant as installed, vessels, protective devices and pipework together, examine each part on its own interval, prove the safety valves rather than assume them, and report within 28 days in language an insurer accepts first time.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell or maintain the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors with real field experience
  • Clear reports issued promptly, with the next due date flagged
  • One item or a whole site, one town or the whole county
Towns we cover

PSSR examinations across Northamptonshire

We provide PSSR examinations to businesses right across Northamptonshire. Choose your town below for local detail, or call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your schedule.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations across Northamptonshire?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover the whole area, Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Daventry and the sites between, examining from steam plant to a lone receiver. Call us to arrange a visit.
Can you arrange PSSR examinations across Northamptonshire quickly?
We keep availability across the area, so a 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 Northamptonshire?

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

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