PSSR 2000 · Staffordshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Stafford

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

Some pressure systems are installed as if examination were never expected: valves buried behind plant, no inspection openings reachable, receivers boxed in by later additions. The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 quietly assume access, and in Stafford's packed works that assumption deserves designing for.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Stafford, Staffordshire

  • 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 Stafford businesses

Pressure systems across the town run from production and process air in engineering manufacture to workshop compressors and receivers, some installed generously and some entombed by every project since.

Poor access degrades examinations by inches: the internal inspection skipped because the manway faces a wall, the safety valve accepted on appearance because reaching it needs scaffolding, intervals stretched to match the difficulty rather than the risk. Our schemes confront access honestly, stating what each examination requires and what must be provided to do it properly, and where plant is being installed or moved we advise on design for examination, because the cheapest access is the kind planned before the pipework goes in. Reports within 28 days, with access caveats stated rather than smoothed over.

Access confronted, not smoothed over
Design-for-examination advice
Certified written schemes
Production and workshop air
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Stafford

Tell us what holds pressure and how reachable it honestly is. We scheme with access stated plainly, examine properly rather than conveniently 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 Stafford and nearby

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

StaffordStonePenkridgeGnosallGreat HaywoodHixon
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Related compliance for Stafford businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Stafford, 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 Stafford?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Stafford and the sites around it, examining examined properly, not conveniently. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Stafford?
We keep availability across Staffordshire, so a Stafford 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 Stafford?

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

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