What term describes the action of tripping the governor at slowest speed with no load?

• A. Annual Governor Test
• B. Tripping Speed
• C. Periodic Inspection
• D. Pressure Test

Answer: (A)

The question is about the scheduled safety test for the escalator’s governor. Tripping the governor at the slowest speed with no load is performed as part of the annual governor test to verify that the safety device will activate and stop the drive even under the most favorable conditions for a fault—namely, when the escalator is running at its slowest speed and without any load. This setup isolates the governor’s action from load and speed variations, ensuring the tripping mechanism works reliably when needed. That’s why the term describing this action is the annual governor test. The other options refer to different ideas: the speed at which the governor trips (not the testing procedure), a general periodic inspection (not specifically testing the governor’s trip function), or a pressure test (not applicable to the governor mechanism).