{"id":"2faf5d4f-67c2-4e64-a8e9-50a91734a1a7","task":"Confirm the escalator step/skirt performance index test requirement and its typical periodic testing interval","domain":"ASME A17.1 — Escalator Step/Skirt Performance Index Test","steps":["Confirm the step/skirt performance index exists to quantitatively measure entrapment risk (finger/hand, calf, or shoe) between an escalator step and the adjacent skirt panel, based on loaded gap and friction coefficient","Confirm measurement methodology: readings are typically taken at intervals no larger than 6 inches from each side of two distinct fully-extended steps on the inclined portion","Check the specific jurisdiction's periodic testing interval — Washington State, for example, sets it at every 12 months and requires the test be performed by a mechanic licensed under RCW 70.87.240 — rather than assuming a single national interval applies everywhere","Confirm which local/state authority (or ASME A17.1 as locally adopted) governs the requirement for the escalator in question","Verify current index thresholds/pass criteria against the AHJ's adopted code edition rather than an older summary, since criteria have been refined across editions"],"gotchas":["Testing interval and the specific licensing requirement for who may perform the test vary by state — the Washington 12-month/RCW-licensed-mechanic detail should not be assumed to apply verbatim in other states without checking their own adoption","This is an escalator-specific test distinct from elevator CAT1/CAT5 testing — don't apply elevator test cadence assumptions to escalators","Pass/fail thresholds are technical and code-edition-dependent; confirm against the current adopted edition rather than a generic industry description"],"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/2faf5d4f-67c2-4e64-a8e9-50a91734a1a7"}