PSSR 2000 · Northamptonshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Corby

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

Buy a Corby unit and you may buy its plant room too: the compressor that conveyed with the building, the receiver the last tenant left. Under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 the duty moved in with you, whether or not the paperwork did.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Corby, Northamptonshire

  • 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 Corby businesses

Pressure systems across the town's estates run from working production and workshop air to the inherited population: vessels that came with acquisitions, leases and vacant possession, some documented, some orphaned by the handover.

The regulations put the duty on the user of an installed system, so occupying premises and running the plant makes it yours in law from day one, with the previous owner's silence transferring nothing but risk. We regularise inherited plant properly: identify what is actually installed, judge condition on the evidence, certify a Written Scheme of Examination that matches the system as found, examine it before it carries your production, and report within 28 days, so the plant you inherited becomes plant you can prove.

Inherited and conveyed plant
Duties clarified on acquisition
Schemes built from the evidence
Workshop and production air
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Corby

Taken on premises with plant included? Tell us what came with the keys. We identify it, scheme it, examine it before it runs for you 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 Corby and nearby

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

CorbyWeldonGrettonCottinghamGreat OakleyRockingham
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Related compliance for Corby businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Corby, 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 Corby?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Corby and the sites around it, examining inherited and working plant alike. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Corby?
We keep availability across Northamptonshire, so a Corby 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 Corby?

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

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