PSSR 2000 · Warwickshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Nuneaton

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

The standby compressor is the most misunderstood vessel in Nuneaton: switched off, waiting, and still fully inside the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000, because scope follows connection, not activity. If it can hold pressure into the system, it belongs in the scheme.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Nuneaton, Warwickshire

  • 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 Nuneaton businesses

Pressure systems across the town run from duty-and-standby air installations through workshop compressors and receivers to the process and test-support systems of the industrial estates.

Standby plant slips examination through a comfortable fiction, that resting kit is retired kit, when the law reads any connected vessel as part of the system and any pressurisable vessel as examinable. Our Written Schemes name duty, standby and spare explicitly, examinations cover rotation so no unit hides in the off position across cycles, isolation that would genuinely remove a vessel from scope is stated as the real condition it is, and 28 day reports describe the system as connected, not as scheduled.

Standby plant in scope, named
Rotation covered by examination
Genuine isolation stated honestly
Certified schemes, 28 day reports
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Nuneaton

Count every vessel that can see system pressure, running or resting. We scheme them all, examine on rotation 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 Nuneaton and nearby

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

NuneatonBedworthAttleboroughWeddingtonBulkingtonHartshill
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Related compliance for Nuneaton businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Nuneaton, 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 Nuneaton?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Nuneaton and the sites around it, examining standby vessels included. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you examine a pressure system in Nuneaton?
We keep availability across Warwickshire, so a Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton?

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

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