NZQA registered unit standard
8359 version 6
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Title
Restore a dead human body with complications
Level
5
Purpose
Credits
20
This unit standard is for people working in the embalming
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: cauterise,
suture, and seal damaged tissue; reconstruct damaged skeletal
parts; and restore and mould dead human body features where
parts are missing or damaged.
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 Zealand’s Industry Code of Ethics
available at http://www.fstt.org.nz.
2
References
References may include but are not limited to – Burton, GRW & Engelkirk, PG,
Burton's Microbiology for the Health Sciences (9th Edition) (Baltimore, MD: Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins, 2010); Mayer, RG, Embalming History, Theory and Practice (5th
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
(6th Edition) (Springfield, OH: The Champion Company, 1968).
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Burial and
Cremation Act 1964; Coroners Act 2006; Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996; Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health Act 1956;
and Human Tissue Act 2008.
4
This unit standard must be assessed against using a final national practical
examination in accordance with CMR 0221 or on the basis of evidence of
demonstrated performance in the workplace.
5
Definition
Damaged tissue does not include tissue that has been incised as part of normal
embalming procedure or other surgical procedures.
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SSB Code 101575
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NZQA registered unit standard
8359 version 6
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Cauterise, suture, and seal damaged tissue.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Damaged tissue is cauterised then sutured.
Range
1.2
sutures include but are not limited to – baseball, worm, single or
double intra-dermal, whip, basket weave, purse, ‘N’ sutures.
Sutures are sealed and restored.
Range
sealed and restored includes but is not limited to sealed with –
wax, mastic compounds.
Outcome 2
Reconstruct damaged skeletal parts.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Bones are reconstructed and/or rejoined using wire or glue or clamps to create
natural form and shape.
2.2
Bony structures are artificially formed where needed.
Outcome 3
Restore and mould dead human body features where parts are missing or damaged.
Evidence requirements
3.1
New body parts are moulded where parts are missing or damaged.
3.2
Hair is reconstructed.
3.3
Mouth formers are moulded and inserted.
3.4
Injection of appropriate chemicals or insertion of artificial fillers are used to
recreate natural form and shape.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Funeral Service Training Trust of New Zealand
SSB Code 101575
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8359 version 6
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 November 1996
31 December 2013
Revision
2
16 May 2000
31 December 2013
Review
3
20 September 2002
31 December 2013
Revision
4
27 June 2005
31 December 2013
Review
5
21 September 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.
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.
Funeral Service Training Trust of New Zealand
SSB Code 101575
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016