Dead Drills "Cemeteries & Cremation

grate, hearth, or combination thereof on which burning takes place. I much prefer the term hearth or floor of the retort ( or cremation chamber).

Burning area

irregular atmospheric motion

Turbulence

an outdoor area specifically set aside at a cemetery, crematory or mausoleum for the burial underground of cremated remains. the remains are generally in some kind of individual container, with name identification

Urn Garden

most products of combustion ( smoke and odor) given off during the cremation process will be destroyed if subjected to temperature between ________ and ________ for a period of 0.5 seconds to 1 second, if the stream is subjected to proper mixing (turbulence).

a. 1,400*F- 1,800*F b. 100*C- 212*C c. 140*F- 180*F d. 1,000*F- 1,200*F answer: A. 1,400*F- 1,800*F

Human remains are made up of _______% moisture, ______% combustible solids, and _______% non-combustible solids and are classified as Type _____waste

a. 10;85;4;5 b. 10;85;5;4 c. 5;10;85;4 d. 85;10;5;4 answer: D. 85:10;5;4

In many states, the permit to operate a crematory states that the opacity shall not exceed _____% except for ______ seconds in any_____ minute period.

a. 50; 20; 60 b. 30; 30; 30; c. 20; 30; 90; d. 20; 30; 60; answer: D. 20; 30; 60

of those listed below, which are types of crypts:

a. Lawn b. all of these c. garden d. mausoleum answer: B. all of these

The state, in its exercise of Police Power, would create one of these to regulate the creation of cemeteries by providing for their establishment and discontinuance as well as to monitor their use

a. Roads and Street Department b. Cemetery Authority c. Governorshiip d. Mayoral Office answer: B. Cemetery Authority

A cemetery located on a private property which is not available to the general public is called

a. a family cemetery b. a memorial Park c. a parochial cemetery d. a veterans cemetery answer: A. a family cemetery

Which of the following might fall under the jurisdiction or use of a cemetery. 1. land dedicated, reserved or used for interment 2. trees, shrubs and other vegetation grown on the property 3. graves, mausoleum, crypts, columbaria, niches, or other interment spaces 4. memorial works of art 5. roadways, walkways and ponds or lagoons (water features) 6. equipment, vehicles and facilities incident to the operation there of

a. all of these b. 1,2,3,5,6 c. 2,4,& 6 only d. 1,3, & 5 only answer. A. all of these

In reference to cremation, the amount of waste incinerated per unit of time, usually expressed in pounds per hour is called _______

a. burn rate b. capacity c. hearth rate d. consumption rate answer: A. burn rate

If the crematory operator encounters emissions problems with two cases in a row, he or she should

a. call the fire department b. call the EPA c. call DOT d. take the machine out of service until repaired answer: D. take the machine out of service until reparied

a receptacle into which processed cremated remains are placed

a. coffin b. niche c. urn d. casket answer: C. urn

Chlorinated plastic containers should be:

a. cremated first b. cremated last of the day c. refused d. cremated on manual setting answer: C. refused

name for the king of Cria, whose wife, Artemisia, built one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Structure used for entombment. a building that houses crypts for burial. a community form of this building is for many families, and a private one is generally sold for use by a single family

a. crypt b. grave c. mausoleum d. cemetery answer: C. mausoleum

the everyday supervision and planning of a cemetery is the responsibility of:

a. division of cemeteries b. cemetery management c. cemetery authority d. cemetery board answer: B. cemetery management

This type of cemetery originated in Europe where it was thought that the closer to the place of worship a person was, the greater their chance of going to heaven:

a. family b. memorial park c. pet d. church yard answer: D. Church yard

Generally State or Country owned and operated cemetery for the burial of the indigent or unclaimed is called:

a. farmers field b. all of these c. Flanders field d. potter's field answer: D. Potter's Field

suspended ash particles, charred paper, dust, soot or other partially incinerated matter, carried in the products of combustion ( often referred to as particulate matter, or particulates ):

a. fire b. flame c. aerosol d. fly ash answer: D. fly ash

Cremation is the process of reducing human remains to its basic elements in the form of bone fragments through the use of -

a. flame b. all of these are needed c. heat d. vaporization answer: B. all of these are needed

The Three components required for combustion to take place are:

a. heat, fuel and oxygen b. time, turbulence and temperature c. earth, air and fire d. oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen answer: A. heat, fuel and oxygen

The Crematory operator should ______ any items for cremation that contain chlorinated plastics.

a. hide b. refuse c. scrutinize d. accept answer: B. refuse

Carbon monoxide release from the crematory retort is an indication of:

a. incomplete combustion b. the retort is running too hot c. an obese body being cremated d. an emaciated body being cremated answer: incomplete combustion

During the performance of any maintenance on the retort, OSHA ______ procedures should be strictly followed to the letter or the rule.

a. labeling rule + MSDS b. LOTO (lock-out, tag - out) c. blood- borne pathogen rule d. universal precations answer: B. LOTO (lock-out, tag out)

this word comes from the greek meaning "flesh-eater." it has come to mean any large burial receptacle:

a. mummy case b. vault c. sarcophagus d. masterpiece answer: C. Sarcophagus

Crematory operated by an entity other than the funeral home or funeral provider who contracted with the family of the deceased is called:

a. neither off site nor third party b. off site crematory only c. third party crematory only d. both off site and third part answer: C. third party crematory only

the maximum temperature at which a human crematory should be operated for efficient use is:

a. none of these b. 1800 degrees centigrade c. 1400 degrees fahrenheit d. 1800 degrees fahrenheit answer: D. 1800 degrees Fahrenheit

the retention time is:

a. none of these b. the amount of time the cremated remains must be held prior to delivery to the next of kin c. the amount of time the products of combustion should be held in the retort d. the amount of time a body must be held prior the cremation answer: C

_______ is the mixing of gases in the cremator's exhaust flow

a. opacity b. retention c. smoke d. turbulence answer:

the reduction of identifiable bone fragments after the completion of the cremation by manual or mechanical means and reducing to granulated particles or dust?

a. pulverization only b. neither pulverizing nor processing are correct c. both processing and pulverizing are correct d. processing only answer: C. both processing and pulverizing are correct

Meaning: Burial alive:

a. reliquary b. non of these c. vivisepulture d. wake answer: C. vivisepulture

A container for the preservation of relics of a Saint:

a. reliquary b. sepulchre c. tomb d. sarcophagus answer: A. reliquary

In which of these chambers is the body placed for cremation to begin

a. secondly chamber b. primary chamber c. breach d. stack answer: B. primary chamber

Term used when cremated remains are cast from a private plan is:

a. shooting b. raking c. ossuary d. aerial scattering answer: D. aerial scattering

A source that might bring radiation near embalmers or crematory operators. Sometimes called "seed implantation"

a. stint implatation b. vasectomy c. brachytherapy d. bypass surgery answer: C. brachytherapy

a single grave is called a:

a. stone b. lot c. plot d. mausoleum answer: C. plot

Due diligence when using an off-site, third party crematory requires that the crematory shall agree to allow:

a. the co-cremation of two small bodies to save energy is okay as long as a discount is passed onto the family b. that any jewelry, prosthetics or implants may be sold as long as the monetary gain is split with the family c. family members to place the cremation container in the retort d. licensed personnel from the funeral home to make unannounced visits answer: d. Licensed personnel from the funeral home to make unannounced visits

In a hillside cemetery, where the grave is on a steep slope, it might be necessary for the funeral director to _____ in order to keep the lowering device level over the grave.

a. use crib work b. have the pallbearers hold one end up c. pour a concrete foundation d. purchase an oblong vault answer: A. use crib work

Underground receptacles for caskets

a. vaults b. reliquaries c. sepulchre d. pyres answer: A. vaults

the movement of air into or out of an area; generally measured in the number of times each hour the air in that area is changed. 6,8,10,20, etc.

ventilation

opacity

visible emission

ease with which a fuel gives off vapors, vaporization, vaporizing quickly

volatility

family representative are present for the initiation of the cremation process

witnessing of cremation