{"id":"8d64e36e-15d3-4a89-a83b-af778573f89d","task":"Perform and document annual load-bank testing for a standby generator","domain":"nfpa.org","steps":["Determine if the unit already reaches the required load level during normal monthly exercise — if not, supplemental load-bank testing is required.","Run the annual supplemental load-bank test per the load-bank protocol applicable to the system's classification and the NFPA 110 edition the AHJ has adopted.","Ensure load-bank test procedures allow automatic transfer back to real building load if a genuine normal-power failure occurs during the test.","Record test parameters (load level, duration, temperatures, pressures) and retain them as part of the on-site EPSS maintenance record.","For Level 1 systems, track the separate multi-year full load-bank test interval requirement, since it is distinct from the annual supplemental test."],"gotchas":["Load-bank testing protocols (load steps/percentages) have changed across recent NFPA 110 editions — confirm the current protocol in the edition actually adopted by the AHJ rather than an older reference sheet.","Skipping the 'auto-revert to real load on a genuine outage' safety requirement during a load-bank test is a life-safety gap on Level 1 systems, not just a testing nicety."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","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":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/8d64e36e-15d3-4a89-a83b-af778573f89d"}