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PSSR examination and certification in Tyne and Wear

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

Tyne and Wear runs high-energy pressure systems across its riverside yards, offshore bases and engineering works: steam plant, large air receivers, hydraulic accumulators and process vessels. The moment a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies.

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  • Independent & impartial
  • Competent engineer surveyors
  • County-wide coverage
What we cover

PSSR pressure system examinations across Tyne and Wear

A pressure system covers the boiler or compressor, the receivers, the accumulators and pipework, and the protective devices that hold it safe, and across the county that runs from steam plant and heavy air systems to hydraulic accumulators, process vessels and gas storage. All of it can fall within scope.

The variety here is technical, not just geographic. Steam plant, a large air receiver, a hydraulic accumulator and a stored-gas system fail in different ways and call for different examination expertise, even though all four are pressure systems under the same Regulations. The competent person has to be able to write a scheme and examine to it across that whole spread, not just the familiar boiler or receiver. We cover the full range of system types, set each one's scheme and interval to how it can actually fail, and examine to it.

Why businesses choose SEIS

  • Independent and impartial: we examine, we do not sell or maintain the equipment
  • Competent engineer surveyors with real field experience
  • Clear reports issued promptly, with the next due date flagged
  • One item or a whole site, one town or the whole county
Towns we cover

PSSR examinations across Tyne and Wear

We provide PSSR examinations to businesses right across Tyne and Wear. Choose your town below for local detail, or call us and we will arrange a visit to suit your schedule.

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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations across Tyne and Wear?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Tyne and Wear, from the riverside and offshore bases to the inland engineering works, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
Can you arrange PSSR examinations across Tyne and Wear quickly?
Yes, our engineers cover Tyne and Wear in full, fixed plant and mobile compressors alike, and can usually attend within a few working days. Call 0330 043 8191 and we will fix a time that suits you.
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 Tyne and Wear?

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