List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Identify the deceased person. | 1.1 Confirm identity of deceased on name tag. 1.2 Check and confirm details are accurate against documentation. |
2. Prepare mortuary areas and equipment. | 2.1 Prepare and use personal protective equipment. 2.2 Prepare mortuary area and appropriate mortuary instruments and equipment. |
3. Prepare for a pre-embalming case analysis. | 3.1 Transfer the deceased person from mortuary refrigerator to mortuary room. 3.2 Confirm death using appropriate non-invasive observation techniques. 3.3 Advise team members of the extent of the procedure to be performed and associated precautions that may need to be taken. 3.4 Discuss emotional issues likely to be encountered with a particular case. |
4. Analyse embalming requirements. | 4.1 Identify physical and chemical changes of the body. 4.2 Inspect the body for a range of body conditions using appropriate instruments, apparatus and materials. 4.3 Identify and evaluate effects and treatments required for any identified body conditions. 4.4 Determine appropriate embalming techniques and required solution quantity, strength, pressures and rates of flow, taking into account identified body conditions and effects of different treatments. |
Evidence of the ability to:
identify the deceased and confirm details against documentation
analyse the embalming requirements by examination and evaluate the treatments and effects for specified body conditions and problems
calculate fluid dilutions for specific conditions using appropriate formulas
determine the appropriate embalming techniques to be used and communicate these to mortuary staff advising of potential emotional issues.
Evidence of performance of determining embalming requirements of different cases on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.
Demonstrated knowledge of:
documentation for determining embalming requirements, including:
Medical Certificate or Certificate of Life Extinct
coroner’s warrant
medical report
transfer instructions
waterproof identification tag fixed securely to body
list of personal property, including clothing and shoes for dressing the deceased
receipts for jewellery and other valuables
mortuary occupancy register
embalming form
requirements for preparing the mortuary facility
mortuary equipment, instruments and materials and their associated uses
process for body examination using non-invasive observation techniques, including:
checking for no pulse
looking for fixed and dilated pupils
structures and functions of the systems of the body and the physical and chemical changes following death and their possible impact on the embalming process, including:
body moisture content
vascular problems
delayed embalming
discolouration
exposure to drug therapies
trauma
effects of embalming on various causes of death, medical treatments and procedures
funeral services industry parameters and protocols for dealing with the deceased, including social, cultural and religious considerations
federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations in relevant to work health and safety/occupational health and safety, infection control and handling human remains
workplace policies and procedures in relation to determining embalming requirements.
Skills must be demonstrated in a mortuary workplace:
using suitable equipment and resources, including:
deceased bodies
mortuary instruments and equipment including personal protective equipment and cleansing and disinfecting products
under industry operating conditions where there is:
integration of tasks with possible interruptions to work typical of the job role
speed and timing requirements that reflect commercial operating conditions
interaction with team members
As well as satisfying the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements, assessors must also hold formal qualifications as an embalmer.