PSSR 2000 · Northamptonshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Wellingborough

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

Every air receiver in Wellingborough is quietly making water: compression wrings moisture out of air, and it settles where nobody looks, corroding the vessel from the inside floor up. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 exist for exactly the failure that habit is brewing.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Wellingborough, 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 Wellingborough businesses

Pressure systems across the town run from workshop and production air installations to the receivers behind garages, factories and estate units, each one collecting condensate at a rate set by climate, duty and neglect.

The daily drain is the cheapest maintenance in engineering and the most skipped: undrained receivers thin from the bottom, where corrosion is hidden from every external glance, and automatic drains fail silently into the same neglect. Our examinations take internal condition seriously, drain arrangements checked as found, wall condition assessed where the scheme requires, thinning treated as the structural issue it is, with the Written Scheme of Examination and 28 day reports built around the way receivers actually fail rather than the way they look.

Internal condition assessed
Drain arrangements checked
Certified written schemes
Workshop and production air
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Wellingborough

Be honest about when the receiver was last drained, then let us look. We examine for the corrosion that habit brews, scheme the system 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 Wellingborough and nearby

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

WellingboroughWollastonIrchesterFinedonEarls BartonBozeat
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Related compliance for Wellingborough businesses

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Wellingborough?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Wellingborough and the sites around it, examining examined for how receivers really fail. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Wellingborough?
We keep availability across Northamptonshire, so a Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough?

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

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