PSSR 2000 · Yorkshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in Wakefield

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

Wakefield sits at the centre of the region's distribution, its warehouses and plants running fleets of compressors and air receivers across very large sites. Wherever a system holds a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

Wakefield, 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 Wakefield businesses

A compressed-air estate takes in the compressors, the air receivers across the site, the ring mains and pipework, and the protective devices, the safety valves and gauges, on each. All of it can fall within scope.

A site with many similar receivers has many similar duties, and the risk is not that any one is forgotten on its own but that one slips in the crowd. Each receiver is a pressure system, each needs its place in a written scheme and its own examination once it passes 250 bar litres, and each has its own due date to hold. We bring the whole fleet onto one scheme, examine each receiver to it inside and out, test the protective devices, and track every due date so none is operated past its examination.

Steam and hot water boilersAir receivers and compressorsAir dryers and pipeworkWritten schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in Wakefield

Send the air systems across the site and we will draw up or review the written scheme, examine each receiver to it, and track the due dates. 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 written scheme across Wakefield and nearby

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

WakefieldCastlefordPontefractNormantonFeatherstoneOssettHorbury
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Related compliance for Wakefield businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in Wakefield, 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 Wakefield?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover Wakefield and the surrounding distribution and manufacturing sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
Do you cover sites near Wakefield?
Yes, we work across Yorkshire, so we can normally reach Wakefield within a few working days, and hold a fleet of receivers on one tracked arrangement. Call 0330 043 8191 to fix a convenient time.
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 Wakefield?

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

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