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Administrating the exhumation of human remains

SAQA USID

UNIT STANDARD TITLE

14139 Administrating the exhumation of human remains

ORIGINATOR

SGB Funeral Services

PRIMAR OR DELEGATED QUALIT ASSURAN!E "UN!TIONAR

-

"IELD SU#"IELD

Field 11 - Services Personal Care

A#ET#AND

UNITSTANDARDTPE

PRE$%&&' NQ"LE(EL

NQ" LE(EL !REDITS

nde!ned "egular #evel 4 $%F #evel &4 '

REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATIONSTART DATE

REGISTRATIONEND DATE

SAQADE!ISIONNUM#ER

"eregistered (&1)-&'-&1 (&1*-&+-3& SA%A 1&1&),14

LAST DATE "ORENROLMENT

LAST DATE "OR A!)IE(EMENT

(&19-&+-3& (&((-&+-3&

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. Inthe tet !purpose statements, "uali#cation rules, etc$, an% references to NQF Levels are to the pre-

2009 levels unless speci#call% stated otherwise.

his unit standard does not re.lace an/ other unit standard and is not re.laced 0/ an/other unit standard

PURPOSE O" T)E UNIT STANDARD

his unit standard forms .art of the %uali!cation2 $ational Certi!cate in Funeral ServicesPractice and is registered at #evel 4 on the $ational %uali!cations Frameor #earnersoring toards this standard ill 0e learning toards the full 5uali!cation2 or ill 0einvolved in or oring ithin a funeral services environment2 s.ecialising in 6m0alming27areting and 7erchandising or 8isaster 7anagement2 here the ac5uisition ofcom.etence against this standard ill add value to each individual and the Funeralndustr/ as a hole

he 5ualif/ing learner is ca.a0le of:

Processing documentation for exhumation of human remains Planning exhumations of human remains

LEARNING ASSUMED TO #E IN PLA!E AND RE!OGNITION O" PRIOR LEARNING

#earners accessing this 5uali!cation ill have demonstrated com.etenc/ in:

$umerac/ at $%F #evel 3 or e5uivalent 6nglish2 ver0al and ritten communication at $%F #evel 3 or e5uivalent

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

"ange statements hich are a..lica0le to the unit standard titles2 s.eci!c outcomes andassessment criteria are found 0eneath the a..lica0le assessment criteria

S*e+i,+ Out+omes and Assessment !riteria-

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SPE!I"I! OUT!OME .

Process documentation for exhumation of human remains

ASSESSMENT !RITERIA

ASSESSMENT !RITERION .

1he three t/.es of exhumations are identi!ed and ex.lained

ASSESSMENT !RITERION %

("e5uests for exhumation are received and .rocessed

ASSESSMENT !RITERION /

3A..lication for .ermission of exhumation is com.leted and .rocessed

ASSESSMENT !RITERION RANGE

/.es of a..lications for exhumations ill include individual a..licants ie famil/2friends2 .ersonal re.resentatives2 7agisterial order for .ur.oses of medico legalexamination and institution a..lication for .ur.oses of area develo.ment etc

ASSESSMENT !RITERION 0

4A..roval for exhumation is folloed-u.2 o0tained and received

ASSESSMENT !RITERION 1

)8ocumentation is e.t in a safe and secure .lace

ASSESSMENT !RITERION RANGE

8ocumentation for exhumation .ur.oses ill include re5uest forexhumation a..licants2 identi!cation2 a..lication2 and letter from undertaer2 nationalhealth authorisation2 .rovincial government authorisation2 authorisation from grave/ard2re-0urial authorisation2 court order2 relatives consent form

SPE!I"I! OUT!OME %

Plan exhumations of human remains

ASSESSMENT !RITERIA

ASSESSMENT !RITERION .

1om0stone removal and o.ening of grave is arranged ith relevant .arties

ASSESSMENT !RITERION RANGE

"elevant .arties ill include next-of-in2 .olice2 local authorities2 landoners2 a..licants2re-internment authorities

ASSESSMENT !RITERION %

($oti!cation of exhumation is disseminated to all relevant .arties

ASSESSMENT !RITERION /

3Costs of exhumation are determined and recorded

ASSESSMENT !RITERION 0

465ui.ment and trans.ortation re5uirements are arranged

ASSESSMENT !RITERION 1

)"e-internment2 cremation or re.atriation is .lanned and executed

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UNIT STANDARD A!!REDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers o;ering learning toards this standard ill 0e accredited and assessorsregistered 0/ the relevant 6ducation raining %ualit/ Assurance 0od/