PSSR 2000 · Staffordshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Stoke-on-Trent

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

A works built around firing never fully cools: kiln schedules run through nights and weekends, and the compressed air that serves them follows the same clock. In Stoke-on-Trent, the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 have to be satisfied around a rhythm that was never designed to pause.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Stoke-on-Trent, 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 Stoke-on-Trent businesses

Pressure systems across the city run from the production air behind ceramic manufacture, presses, automation and kiln services, to the workshop compressors and receivers of the wider estates, each with its protective devices and pipework.

Continuous-process compliance is a scheduling craft: examinations placed in the gaps a firing programme actually offers, isolation planned so one receiver can stand down while the works runs on, and intervals managed so nothing falls due mid-campaign when stopping is unthinkable. We build examination calendars around firing reality, examine to the certified Written Scheme of Examination, prove the protective devices and report within 28 days, so the paperwork keeps pace with a works that never quite sleeps.

Examinations around firing cycles
Production and kiln-service air
Certified written schemes
Protective devices proven
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Stoke-on-Trent

Tell us the firing rhythm and what air serves it. We plan examinations into the real gaps, examine to the scheme 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 Stoke-on-Trent and nearby

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

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Related compliance for Stoke-on-Trent businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Stoke-on-Trent, 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 Stoke-on-Trent?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Stoke-on-Trent and the sites around it, examining planned around the firing rhythm. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Stoke-on-Trent?
We keep availability across Staffordshire, so a Stoke-on-Trent 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

Talk to an engineer surveyor, get a quote and book your inspection in Stoke-on-Trent.

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