Assessment Requirements for SIFEMWK001 Encoffin deceased persons

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Assessment Requirements for SIFEMWK001 Encoffin deceased persons

Modification History

Not applicable.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

identify and correctly encoffin a deceased person safely and appropriately according to work health and safety/occupational health and safety procedures and work instructions

apply safe manual handling techniques in lifting the deceased.

Evidence of performance of encoffining deceased persons on two or more occasions is required to demonstrate consistency of performance and ability to respond to different situations.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge of:

instruments and equipment used for encoffining deceased persons, including mechanical and manual lifting devices

use and maintenance of personal protective equipment

considerations required for encoffining, including:

general body condition

type of coffin or casket

size and weight of the deceased person

place of viewing

full body or partial viewing

social, cultural and religious requirements

manual handling procedures for the following:

single person lift

multiple person lift

assisted with mechanical lifting device

assisted with manual lifting device

federal, state or territory, and local government legislation and regulations that impact on encoffining deceased persons including work health and safety/occupational health and safety, infection control and handling human remains

workplace policies and procedures in regard to encoffining deceased persons

funeral services industry parameters and protocols when dealing with the deceased.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in a funeral home or mortuary workplace:

using suitable equipment and resources, including:

deceased bodies

coffins and caskets, encoffining equipment and personal protective equipment

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

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c2c3131e-4418-4aa3-8ff1-a855c95f7fd6