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title: "Elevator Maintenance Checklist"
description: "An owner's elevator maintenance checklist for the emergency communication test and the fire-service test, with the records to keep. Local rules govern the rest."
---

1. [Templates](/templates/)

# Elevator checklist

An owner's checklist for the emergency communication test and the fire-service test, with the records to keep. Local rules govern the rest.

[Download CSV](/templates/elevator-checklist/elevator-checklist.csv)

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- A signed-in owner or manager uploads this file in FixAhead, and it loads as one procedure per frequency.

## Monthly

| Task | Required | Photo required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emergency communication | | |
| Test the car's emergency communication, and keep a log on site with the date, the tester, and pass or fail. | Yes | |
| Records | | |
| Keep the contractor's maintenance checklists and test records on site, available to the inspector. | Yes | |

## Each fire-service test

| Task | Required | Photo required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire service | | |
| Have an authorised person test the firefighters' emergency operation, Phase I recall and Phase II. Keep the log on site, and have the contractor repair any failure. | Yes | |
| Records | | |
| Keep the contractor's maintenance checklists and test records on site, available to the inspector. | Yes | |

This checklist holds only the checks that apply everywhere. Local rules govern the rest, including how often the fire-service test runs.