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SIFEMWK004 — Coordinate mortuary operations

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26 assessable components: 4 elements (15 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Receive deceased persons at a mortuary.

  • 1.1Check transfer documentation is correct and complete and process.
  • 1.2Transfer the deceased person from vehicle to mortuary.
  • 1.3Check identification tag of deceased person.
  • 1.4Position the deceased person in mortuary using a headblock.
  • 1.5Complete personal effects register against the deceased’s personal property.

2 Maintain mortuary environment.

  • 2.1Update mortuary occupancy register.
  • 2.2Observe and maintain required temperature of mortuary.
  • 2.3Monitor and maintain cleanliness, tidiness and security of the mortuary.

3 Maintain mortuary equipment.

  • 3.1Maintain inventory of specialist and non-specialist mortuary equipment.
  • 3.2Conduct regular inspections of equipment and determine serviceability according to manufacturer guidelines.
  • 3.3Monitor equipment servicing schedules and arrange routine service and repairs as required.
  • 3.4Maintain equipment service or repair.

4 Release deceased persons to other relevant agencies.

  • 4.1Liaise with transfer and mortuary workers and other agency staff as required to determine arrangements for release of the deceased person to relevant agency.
  • 4.2Complete required release documentation and processes.
  • 4.3Remove the deceased person from mortuary at appointed time, checking identification tag.

Performance evidence

  • receive, position and release deceased persons
  • review and accurately complete documentation for receiving and releasing deceased persons
  • monitor and maintain mortuary equipment availability and serviceability and the cleanliness and security of mortuary.
  • Evidence of performance of coordinating mortuary operations on the receiving and releasing of two or more decreased persons is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

Knowledge evidence

  • documentation required for receiving and releasing deceased persons, 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
  • agencies in relation to receiving and releasing deceased persons, including but not restricted to: Coroner’s Office, other funeral homes, hospitals
  • features and uses of specialist and non-specialist mortuary items
  • workplace policies and procedures for monitoring mortuary operations, including security procedures, climate control, maintaining equipment
  • federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations relating to transfer documentation, work health and safety/occupational health and safety, infection control and handling human remains
  • environmental impacts regarding mortuary operations and minimal impact practices to reduce these
  • funeral services industry parameters and protocols for dealing with the deceased.

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To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SIFEMWK004 needs to address all 26 unit components: 4 elements with 15 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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