They're tested daily PM.
If the machine goes 'ping', just like one of Pavlov's dogs, they follow a prescribed process.
Correct. And quite right too, I hope you'd agree that it's only logical to have a standard procedure for any alarm... similar to how you follow a checklist when your machine "goes ping" right?
Or do you eschew your SOPs and checklists because you have "personal charm and ability to make a rational argument based on fact"?