PSSR 2000 · Yorkshire

PSSR examination and certification in Sheffield

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

Sheffield's steel and tool industry runs more than steam and air: oxygen, fuel gases and the gas dissolved in cutting cylinders are all fluids under pressure. Wherever a system holds such a fluid, PSSR 2000 applies.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Sheffield, Yorkshire

  • 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 Sheffield businesses

A pressure system in steel and toolmaking takes in compressed air and receivers, steam plant, oxygen and fuel-gas systems, gas storage and manifolds, the pipework, and the protective devices. All of it can fall within scope.

The Regulations reach further than steam and air. A relevant fluid includes any gas held above half a bar, and even a gas dissolved under pressure in a cylinder, which is how acetylene for cutting is stored, so oxygen, fuel-gas and dissolved-gas systems are pressure systems in their own right. With oxygen and fuel gases the consequences of a failure are severe, and the examination treats them accordingly. We identify the gas systems in scope, draw up a written scheme, examine to it and test the protective devices.

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

Booking your PSSR examination in Sheffield

Send the gas, air and steam systems and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it, the gas systems included. 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 Sheffield and nearby

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

SheffieldRotherhamStocksbridgeChapeltownHillsboroughDronfieldMosboroughHandsworthEcclesfieldBarnsley
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PSSR FAQs

PSSR examination, written schemes and certification: common questions

Do you carry out PSSR examinations in Sheffield?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Sheffield and the surrounding steel, tool and engineering sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system, gas systems included. Call us to arrange a visit.
How quickly can you get to Sheffield?
We have surveyors across Yorkshire, so a Sheffield visit is usually only a few working days away, gas systems and cutting supplies included. Call 0330 043 8191 to arrange around your shop.
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 Sheffield?

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

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