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10e. Burial Vaults and Other Containers Flashcards

1
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Designed for placement in the grave around the casket

A

Outer Burial Containers

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What are the 2 purposes of Burial Vaults?

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  1. Support the load of the earth
  2. Limit intrusion of outside element
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What are construction materials for the interior lining of burial vaults?

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Polystyrene
Stainless Steel
Bronze
ABS material
Copper
Asphalt

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What is the main objective of outer burial containers?

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Durability

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What is this:

  • Casket is placed on the bottom portion
  • Dome is secured to the bottom (the tope of an air seal burial vault that entraps air as it’s put in position)
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Metal Burial Vaults

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What method of closure is this:
A method of sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault

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Air seal

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What method of closure is this:
A method of sealing that utilizes an epoxy compound in conjunction with a tongue-in-groove closure at the top of the vault

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Top Seal

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What method of closure is this:
- Utilizes the principle of the air seal
- Use of epoxy material (junction of the dome and the base of the vault)
- Polymers and fiberglass vaults normally use this type of sealing method

A

Double Seal

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What is the standard inside dimensions of burial vaults?

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Length: 30” x 86”
Height: 24 1/2”

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What is the standard dimensions of an oversized vault?

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36” x 92”
42” x 92”

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What is the standard dimensions of a child / adolescent vault?

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23” x 60”

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12
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An outer enclosure which offers protection for the earth load. BUT without sealing qualities

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Grave liner

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What are construction materials for grave liners?

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Concrete
Wood
Polymers
Fiberglass

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A grave liner consisting of 6 or 8 slabs of unfinished concrete placed around the casket

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Sectional (concrete sectional)

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Metal or concrete vaults for urns

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Urn Vaults

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What type of container is this:
- FD must be aware of the various transportation regulations
- An outer enclosure utilized for the protection of casketed remains during transportation

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Transfer Container

17
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What type of container is this:
- Consists of a wooden tray
- Cardboard covering for the casket
- Commonly used for transportation of casketed remains by commercial airlines

A

Air Trays

18
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What type of container is this:
- A gasket-sealed container
- Used as an insert into a casket or a separate shipping container
- Used for accident cases, advanced decomp cases or to fulfill requirements of receiving country

A

Ziegler Case

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What type of container is this:
- A transfer container consisting of a particle board box with a tray and cover to satisfy air shipping regulations

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Combination Case

20
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What type of container is this:
- A non metal receptacle or enclosure
- Without ornaments or a fixed interior lining
- Designed for the encasement of human remains

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Alternative container

21
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What is an alternative container made of?

A

Cardboard
Press wood
Composition Material
Pouches of canvas or other material (FTC definition)

22
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What type of container is this:
-Unornamented casket
- Made of wood (no fixed interior lining)

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Unfinished Wood Box

23
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What is this:
- Any product consisting of a unit or series of units
- Designed or intended to be used together as both a casket and a permanent burial receptacle

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Combination Unit

24
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What is this:
- A container for cremated remains
- A vase with a foot or pedestal

A

Urn

25
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What are Sundry items?

A

The various miscellaneous items provided or used to compliment the services of a funeral director

26
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What are examples of sundry items?

A

Register book
Prayer cards
Religious, Fraternal, Military symbols
Thank you cards
Clothing
Other cremation containers

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