PSSR 2000 · Nottinghamshire

PSSR examination and certification in Retford

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

Retford's food and drink makers cook, sterilise and clean with steam, on jacketed vessels, steam-injection lines and clean-in-place systems. Because steam is involved, PSSR 2000 applies however modest the vessel looks.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Retford, Nottinghamshire

  • 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 Retford businesses

A pressure system on a food line takes in steam-jacketed kettles and vessels, steam and condensate pipework, calorifiers and hot-water plant, air receivers, and the protective devices. All of it can fall within scope.

The point people miss on a food line is the threshold. For steam there is none: a system holding steam at any pressure is caught by the Regulations, even a small jacketed kettle, where a larger vessel on another fluid would only count above 250 bar litres. So the modest steam pan in the corner needs a written scheme and examination as surely as the boiler that feeds it. We identify every steam system on the line, draw up or review its scheme, examine to it and test the protective devices.

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

Booking your PSSR examination in Retford

Send the line and its steam systems and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it around production. 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 Retford and nearby

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

RetfordWorksopGainsboroughTuxfordRanbyOllertonMansfieldEast MarkhamMisterton
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Retford?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Retford and the surrounding food and drink sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system, steam plant included. Call us to arrange a visit around your production.
Do you cover sites near Retford?
Yes, we work across Nottinghamshire, so we can normally reach Retford within a few working days. Call 0330 043 8191 and we will fix a slot around your production.
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 Retford?

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

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