Written schemes of examination and pressure tests, scheduled and certified.
Manage PSSR compliance for pressure systems: written schemes of examination, competent-person exams and certificates in one register.
The duty
What Pressure Systems compliance involves.
The Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR) require that pressure systems have a written scheme of examination drawn up by a competent person, and are examined in accordance with that scheme before deterioration could cause danger.
CertFlow stores each written scheme against its system, schedules examinations to the right competent person, and keeps every Report of Examination filed and searchable.
Your legal duties
What the regulations require.
Written scheme of examination
A pressure system within scope must have a written scheme of examination, drawn up or certified by a competent person, before it is operated. The scheme sets out which parts are examined, by whom and at what intervals.
Examination in accordance with the scheme
The system must be examined by a competent person in line with the written scheme, before deterioration could cause danger, and a report of examination issued for the records.
Safe operating limits and maintenance
The user must establish the safe operating limits of the system, maintain it properly, and ensure protective devices such as safety valves are kept in good working order.
Action on imminent danger
Where a competent person reports that repairs are needed to prevent imminent danger, the system must not be used until those repairs have been carried out.
How CertFlow handles it
From due date to defensible certificate.
Pressure Systems runs on the same platform as every other discipline, so the workflow, the registry and the audit trail are identical, whatever your team inspects.
Ready-to-issue templates
A built-in PSSR 2000 report template, plus a drag-and-drop builder and bespoke PDF overlay for any client-specific form.
Automatic scheduling
Put every pressure systems asset on a recurring examination cycle. CertFlow generates the jobs and warns you before anything falls due.
Captured on site, offline
Readings, photos and signatures are captured in the field on mobile, fully offline, and sync the moment a connection returns.
Audit-ready proof
Every pressure systems certificate is filed in a searchable, exportable compliance registry with a full timestamped history.
From the field
What inspectors commonly find.
The defects and gaps that come up again and again on pressure systems inspections, the ones a good system helps you catch before an auditor does.
- No current written scheme of examination, or one that misses parts that could fail
- Safety valves and pressure gauges untested or out of calibration
- Corrosion or wall thinning on receivers, vessels and pipework
- Examinations overdue against the written scheme
- Safe operating limits and operating records not documented
Why it matters
Penalties & enforcement.
Operating a pressure system without a valid written scheme or examination is an offence under PSSR 2000. It can bring HSE enforcement, prosecution and unlimited fines, and a failure under pressure can be catastrophic.
Free download: the Pressure Systems duty-holder guideQuestions
Pressure Systems on CertFlow, answered.
What is a written scheme of examination?
A document required by PSSR 2000 that specifies the parts of a pressure system to be examined, the nature and frequency of examination, and any measures needed to prepare the system for safe examination. It must be drawn up or certified by a competent person.
Which pressure systems does PSSR apply to?
Systems containing a relevant fluid above 0.5 bar above atmospheric pressure, such as steam boilers, air receivers, autoclaves, compressors and the associated pipework and protective devices.
Who can examine a pressure system?
A competent person with the skills, knowledge, experience and independence needed for the system. For more complex systems this is often an authorised or chartered inspection engineer.
How does CertFlow manage PSSR?
CertFlow stores each written scheme against its system, schedules examinations to the right competent person at the scheme intervals, and keeps every report of examination filed and searchable.
Can CertFlow track safety-valve testing?
Yes. Protective devices such as safety valves can be held as assets with their own test schedules, results and certificates, alongside the system they protect.
Further reading
Guides and reference for pressure systems.
Duty Holder’s Guide to PSSR 2000
What the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 require of you, built around the written scheme of examination.
References
Pressure Systems: official sources
Links to primary UK legislation and official regulator guidance. CertFlow is independent and not affiliated with these bodies.
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See it on your data
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