{"id":"24094b92-c7f2-47f5-a412-3e65893ade84","task":"Confirm the required cadence for monthly fire service Phase I/Phase II elevator recall testing and what the test log must capture","domain":"ASME A17.1 — Firefighters' Emergency Operation Testing","steps":["Confirm the baseline ASME A17.1 expectation that elevators with firefighters' emergency operation undergo Phase I recall testing (via the key switch) and at least one-floor Phase II in-car operation testing on a monthly basis","Check whether the specific state/city has adopted a different cadence — some jurisdictions (Washington State was cited as an example) use a quarterly interval instead of monthly, so confirm locally rather than assuming the ASME baseline applies unmodified","Confirm the test log format captures date, both Phase I and Phase II actions performed, and outcome/findings, and that it's kept available to elevator personnel and the AHJ","Retain the completed logs for the AHJ's required retention period alongside other MCP-related maintenance records","Where a fire alarm system interfaces with elevator recall, confirm that interface is included in the monthly (or locally-set) test scope rather than tested separately on its own schedule"],"gotchas":["Cadence is not universally monthly — at least one state was found to use a quarterly interval, so confirm the locally adopted requirement before asserting 'monthly' as a blanket rule","Phase I and Phase II are two distinct actions (recall vs. in-car firefighter control) that must both be exercised in the same test, not treated as alternatives","The test log is itself an AHJ-inspectable record — an untested or unlogged month is a compliance gap even if the elevator otherwise 'seems' to work in an emergency"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.683Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/24094b92-c7f2-47f5-a412-3e65893ade84"}