MATTHEWS UNIVERSITY

Matthews recognizes the importance of educating industry members, government
agencies and the general public. In this section are resources to further
the education and training of those interested in learning more about
cremation.

Cremation Articles

• Pouches & Pacemakers

• Guidelines for Caskets & Containers

• Cremation Chamber Door Safety & Maintenance

• Cremation Work Area

• Cremation of Caskets and Containers

• Glass, Glasses (Eyewear)

• Crematory Exhaust Stacks

• Operator Personal Protective Equipment

• Crematory Occupational Exposure and Control

• UL Listing

• Ceramic Fiber Use in Cremation Equipment

• Formaldehyde in the Cremation Process

• Emissions From Cremation Equipment

• Noise in the Crematory

• Refractory Linings and Cremation Equipment

• Cremation Rollers and Identification Discs

• Radiation in the Crematory

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

• Safe Cremation of Large Human Remains

• Cremation Equipment Maintenance

• How Hot is Your Hearth?

• Cremator Fluid Problems & Hot Hearths

• Suggested Maintenance Checklist

• History of Cremation

• Cremation Terms & Slang

• Dust in the Crematory

• Crematory Operator Training

• Body Sizes & Plastics

• Personal Protective Equipment in the Crematory

Consumer Cremation Research

• Arranging a Cremation

• Gatherings & Services

• Cremation Merchandising

• Final Dispositions

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