NZQA registered unit standard 8350 version 6
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Title Demonstrate knowledge of mortuary design
Level
Purpose
4 Credits 8
This unit standard is for people working in the embalming industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of mortuary design.
Classification Funeral Services > Embalming
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Competence demonstrated in this unit standard must comply with the requirements of the Funeral Services Training Trust of New Zea land’s Industry Code of Ethics available at http://www.fstt.org.nz
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2 References
References may include but are not limited to – Burton, GRW & Engelkirk, PG,
Burton's Microbiology for the Health Sciences (9 th Edition) (Baltimore, MD: Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins, 2010); Mayer, RG, Embalming History, Theory and Practice (5 th
Edition) (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2011); Mayer, JS, Colour and Cosmetics: The
Consummation of Restorative Art (Dallas, TX: Professional Training Schools, 1991);
Raymond, KW, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: An Integrated Approach
(Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2010); Spriggs, AO, Champion Restorative Art
(6 th Edition) (Springfield, OH: The Champion Company, 1968).
3 Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to – Building
Act 2004; Burial and Cremation Act 1964; Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health Act 1956;
Health (Burial) Regulations 1946; Resource Management Act 1991; and relevant territorial authority bylaws.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of mortuary design.
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Evidence requirements
1.1 The essential features in a mortuary are identified and described in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Range requirements include but are not limited to – territorial authority bylaws, Health Act, Building Act, Health and Safety in Employment
Act.
1.2 Principles of health and safety for incorporation into the design of a mortuary are identified and described in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Range principles include but are not limited to those relating to
– access, ventilation, lighting, plumbing, lifting devices.
1.3 The equipment used for embalming in a mortuary is identified and described in accordance with legislative requirements and manufacturers’ recommendations.
Range equipment includes but is not limited to
– back-flow preventer, embalming instruments, embalming machines, aspiration equipment, safety equipment.
1.4 Safe methods of storing dangerous and hazardous chemicals in a mortuary are identified and described in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
1.5 The requirements for disposal facilities for dangerous and hazardous chemicals and waste are identified and described in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Planned review date 31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
1
2
8 November 1996
16 May 2000
31 December 2013
31 December 2013
Review
Review
3
4
20 September 2002
21 September 2007
31 December 2013
31 December 2013
Revision 5 14 December 2007 31 December 2013
Review 6 19 April 2012 N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0221
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Funeral Service Training Trust of New Zealand fstt@fstt.org.nz
if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020