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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for exhumations.
   • Confirm legality of reason for exhuming grave.
   • Identify correct burial site from cemetery map or plan.
   • Liaise with appropriate personnel to identify work requirements and confirm areas of responsibility in performing exhumation.
   • Confirm tools, equipment and machinery required and confirm assembly and checks.
   • Communicate identified hazards and assist staff to take corrective action.
   • Supervise staff in placing protective restraints to restrict access to site to authorised personnel.
2. Supervise exhumation of deceased persons.
   • Supervise exhumation to ensure it is performed according to relevant legislation, workplace policies and procedures, and universal precautions.
   • Ensure the use of screens or other means to protect privacy of the remains.
   • Supervise and assist staff in enclosing remains of the deceased person and coffin or casket in appropriate casing as required.
   • Supervise staff and assist in transferring remains as required.
   • Evaluate exhumations to inform continuous improvement processes.
3. Prepare for exhumations.
   • Confirm legality of reason for exhuming grave.
   • Identify correct burial site from cemetery map or plan.
   • Liaise with appropriate personnel to identify work requirements and confirm areas of responsibility in performing exhumation.
   • Confirm tools, equipment and machinery required and confirm assembly and checks.
   • Communicate identified hazards and assist staff to take corrective action.
   • Supervise staff in placing protective restraints to restrict access to site to authorised personnel.
4. Supervise exhumation of deceased persons.
   • Supervise exhumation to ensure it is performed according to relevant legislation, workplace policies and procedures, and universal precautions.
   • Ensure the use of screens or other means to protect privacy of the remains.
   • Supervise and assist staff in enclosing remains of the deceased person and coffin or casket in appropriate casing as required.
   • Supervise staff and assist in transferring remains as required.
   • Evaluate exhumations to inform continuous improvement processes.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

identify burial location and to assess safe exhumation methods

communicate exhumation requirements and confirm areas of responsibility to appropriate personnel

coordinate required personnel, tools, equipment and machinery and monitor operations to ensure all exhumations are conducted safely and efficiently and in accordance with work requirements

supervise the safe and efficient exhumation of remains using infection control procedures and reinstate good presentation of burial sites at conclusion of exhumation.

Evidence of performance of supervising five or more exhumations is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

types of burial sites

federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety/occupational health and safety and conduct of exhumations, including universal precautions

workplace policies and procedures in relation to exhumations

gravedigging procedures

shoring methods and procedures in relation to the conduct of exhumations

tools and equipment and their associated uses in relation to the conduct of exhumations

machinery operations in relation to the conduct of exhumation

hazards associated with exhumations

purpose and use of protective restraints.

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