PSSR 2000 · Yorkshire

PSSR examination and written scheme in York

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

York blends rail engineering, food and bioscience, running autoclaves, steam plant and air systems where the difference between examining and merely inspecting them matters. Wherever a system holds steam or a fluid under pressure, PSSR 2000 applies.

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

Pressure equipment we examine

York, 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 York businesses

A pressure system across this kind of work takes in autoclaves and sterilisers, steam-raising and process plant, air receivers and compressors, the pipework, and the protective devices. All of it can fall within scope.

A pressure system is also work equipment, so it is easy to assume a single inspection covers everything, but the two duties are different. The work-equipment rules deal with safe use, guarding and controls; PSSR deals with the integrity of the system under pressure, examined to a written scheme by a competent person, and one does not stand in for the other. A vessel can pass as a piece of work equipment and still be due a PSSR examination. We carry out the PSSR examination to the written scheme, separate from any work-equipment inspection, and report on each system.

Steam boilers and clean-steam generatorsAutoclaves and sterilisersAir receivers and compressorsWritten schemes of examination
How it works

Booking your PSSR examination in York

Send the pressure systems and we will draw up or review the written scheme and examine to it, the examination PSSR requires in its own right. 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 York and nearby

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

YorkSelbyTadcasterHarrogateMaltonWetherby
Other inspections in York

Related compliance for York businesses

Many sites need more than one statutory regime. If you use lifting gear, pressure systems, work equipment or extraction in York, 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 York?
Yes. Our engineer surveyors cover York and the surrounding rail, food and bioscience sites, and act as your competent person on every kind of pressure system. Call us to arrange a visit.
How soon can you get to York?
We cover York and the wider Yorkshire area, usually on site within a few working days, and the PSSR examination we provide is separate from any general equipment inspection. Call 0330 043 8191 to book a visit.
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 York?

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

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