Compend - cremation

Fly ash

Suspended ash particles, charred paper, dust, soot, or other partially incinerated matter, carried in the products of combustion (particulate matter, particulates)

The first step in controlling visible emissions

The ability of the operator to evaluate the materials to be cremated (casket, container, and human remains) is

EPA

The agency of the US government responsible for the protection of air and environmental quality is referred to as

Capacity

The amount of waste incinerated, usually expressed in lbs per hr, with the characteristics or type of waste stipulated

Refuse

The crematory operator should __________ any items for cremation that contain chlorinated plastics

First

The crematory operator should cremate the containers with the most combustible finishes

Don't say ashes, do say ________________

cremated remains

__________ is/are recommended to assist in loading casketed or containerized HR into the cremation unit

A 2 1/2 in diameter cardboard roller

Leakage

A crematory shall not accept a casket or cremation container from which there is evidence of

Holding facility

A designated area for the retention of human remains while awaiting the cremation processes

Cremation

A heating process that reduced human remains to bone fragments by combustion and evaporation in the presence of an open flame

Hearth

A solid surface upon which material with high moisture content, or liquids or waste material for burning or drying are placed

All of these

A vertical passage for conduction products of combustion to the atmosphere

Urn

A/n ________ is a receptacle into which processed cremated remains are placed

Primary air

Any air, controlled with respect to quantity and location, forced or induced, supplied through or adjacent to the fuel bed in a crematory retort

Returned in a separate container

Any cremated or processed remains that do not fit in the temp container or urn shall be

Baffle

Any refractory construction intended to change direction of flow or velocity of the products of combustion

Drop arch

Any vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward direction. Curtain wall.

Incomplete combustion

Carbon monoxide is the result of

First of the day

Cremated the largest (most obese) remains

85; 10; 5; 0

Cremation containers or caskets are made up of __% combustible solids, ___% moisture, and __% non-combustible solids and are classified as Type __ waste

All of these

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

LOTI (lock out tag out)

During the performance of any maintenance on the retort, OSHA _________ procedures should be strictly followed

Stone age

Historians generally agree that the idea of cremation is most likely has its roots in the early

85; 10; 5; 4

Human remains are made of __% moisture, __% combustible solids, and __% non-combustible solids and are classified as Type ___ waste

Never be stacked or placed on the floor

Human remains awaiting cremation must

Plastics

Hydrogen chloride is produced in the cremation process when _______ containing chlorine are cremated

Burner

In cremation, the ________ supplies heat to raise the temp of the cremation chamber to the point where combustion of the human remains and container is possible

20; 30; 60

In many states, the permit states that the opacity shall not exceed _____% except for ______ seconds in any ______ min period

1/2

In most states, regardless of the age of equipment, there is a ____ second retention time requirement

Responsible cremationist

In most states, the ____________ is responsible for the crematory complying with the laws, rules, and regulations of the state

Urn burial

In the middle of the 17th century, sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of the _________. It stressed the advantages of this form of burial

Placed in the retort on the right hand side near the charging door

In those states that require them, the metal ID disc must follow the remains through the process

All of these

In those states with up-to-date laws on cremation, which of the following is strictly forbidden

Don't say engrave, do say ________________

Inscribe

1963

Many adherents to the Roman Catholic faith are not aware of the Vatican's acceptance of cremation in

1400*F-1800*F

Most products of combustion given off during the cremation process will be destroyed if subjected to temps between ________&_______ for a period of .5 seconds to 1 second if the stream is subjected to proper mixing

Unidentified caskets or cremation containers

No crematory shall accept

Pacemakers

Of those items listed below, which are regarded as a threat to the integrity of the cremation equipment as well as the safety and well-being of the operator

Amt of body fat & container type

Of those listed below, which are the most easily discernible by a crematory operator with regard to determining the sequence and cases for the day

Don't say headstone, do say ________________

marker

0-100%

Visible emissions (opacity) is rated on a scale of

Prior to every use - no less than every 30 days

Visual inspection of the equipment and stack should be inspected ____________ and ___________ when not in use

Processed cremated human remains

Which of the following is used to refer to cremated remains after they are pulverized and cleaned, leaving primarily small bone fragments as small as sand or smaller

Zinc

Which of the following metals is notorious for producing thick, white smoke which will set off the pollution controls during the cremation process

Islam - Orthodox Judaism

With the exception of ___________ and ________________, most major religions readily accept cremation

Turbulence

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

BTU British Thermal Unit

The quantity of heat required to rise one lb of water one degree F while water is in the liquid state

The amount of time the products of combustion should be held in the retort

The retention time is

Refractory brick

The term for the special brick that is used to line the firebox or primary chamber for the crematory retort

Time, temp, turbulence

The three T's of proper pollution control

heat, fuel, oxygen

The three elements required for combustion to take place

Use modified operating procedures

To cremate bodies larger than 300lb, the operator should

Curtain walls & drop arches

Turbulence in the exhaust flow are caused by the presences of physical obstacles such as

1783

The first recorded pre-planned cremation in the US took place in Charleston, SC in

Mausolus

The modern day mausoleum is named in memory of _______________ who died in 325BC, and the monument built as his memorial at Halicarnassus was included among the seven wonders of the ancient world