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Field Operations Policy and Procedures �Fe <br /> Mortuary Services <br /> Mortuary services are those procedures that are performed to prepare a decedent for visual <br /> identification, visitation, funeral services or final disposition. Such procedures include—but are <br /> not limited to—bathing,hairdressing, embalming, dressing and casketing. <br /> Neoprene <br /> Synthetic rubber used for making gloves and other items to provide resistance to liquids or <br /> insulation against electricity. <br /> Next-of-Kin <br /> The closest relative of a deceased person; may be the Authorized Representative (see above). <br /> Non-consecutive <br /> An interrupted order(e.g. 1, 3, 8, 11) of numbers or items. <br /> Non porous shelving <br /> Stainless steel, fiberglass or plastic shelving at a crematory or PCC that is used to store decedents. <br /> Non-valuable personal effects <br /> Any items belonging to a decedent that have no exceptional monetary worth, such as clothing or <br /> shoes. <br /> Opacity <br /> When something cannot be penetrated by light. <br /> Overflow <br /> To rise above capacity. <br /> Pacemaker <br /> A mechanical device implanted in a person to stimulate the heart or reestablish a normal heartbeat <br /> in an arrested heart. <br /> Personal Care Center <br /> A centralized facility that provides embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing services for <br /> two or more funeral homes within a one hour drive time radius of the PCC. <br /> Personal Care Center Dispatcher <br /> Company personnel or Company approved contractors assigned with the responsibility for <br /> dispatching vehicles and personnel for transfers; driving coaches/limos for services; flower <br /> delivery, decedent transport, personal effects transfer; delivering death certificates, or <br /> receiving/unloading casket inventory. <br /> Personal Effects <br /> Personal items left with the decedent at the place of death or brought into the crematory or PCC by <br /> the next-of-kin for placement with the decedent. <br /> Version 2.1 Page 63 of 70 Revised:07/10/2015 <br /> Document Owner:Operations Support ©2015 SCI Funeral&Cemetery Purchasing Cooperative,Inc. <br />