CA CREMATORY MANAGER'S TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2025 /2026
What is the purpose of the timer in a cremation unit?
✔✔ It automatically shuts off either the main burner or the afterburner after a
set period, so the operator doesn't need to turn them off manually.
List the 8 systems that can be controlled either manually or automatically
during the cremation process.
✔✔
1. Electrically Operated Door Mechanism
2. Air Blower
3. Main (Combustion) Burner
4. Afterburner (Secondary Burner)
5. Timer
6. Temperature Display and Regulator
7. Recording Chart System
8. Smoke/Opacity Monitoring Device
What should be done immediately after completing the 7 start-up
procedures?
✔✔ Use a cardboard roller to place the body/container into the primary
combustion chamber.
If repositioning of the body is needed during cremation, what area is
typically moved, and where?
✔✔ The main part of the torso or the densest bone mass is usually shifted so
it's positioned directly above the primary burner flame.
How cool must the primary chamber be before removing the cremated
remains?
✔✔ Below 400°F.
What are the two key steps involved in processing the cremated remains?
✔✔
, 1. Remove any remaining foreign or non-organic materials.
2. Grind or pulverize the remains to a uniform texture suitable for final
disposition.
Name 7 types of foreign materials commonly removed during processing.
✔✔
1. Pacemakers
2. Artificial limbs or implants
3. Dental metals (like gold)
4. Jewelry
5. Personal keepsakes
6. Screws, nails, or metal staples
7. Casket hardware that wasn't removed earlier
6 step procedure for processing cremated remains - ANSWER✔✔1) Check
processor for cleanliness
2) Remove foreign material from remains
3) Retrieve ID disc
4) Place remains in processor and process
5) Brush all residue into catch tray
6) Take tray and tag to packaging table
Minimum thickness of plastic bag inside urn. - ANSWER✔✔2 mm
Where in urn should ID disc be placed? - ANSWER✔✔On plastic tie that
closes bag inside.
What should be done if cremated remains do not fill urn completely? -
ANSWER✔✔Fill the balance with clean shredded paper.
If urn lid is not completely secure, what should be sured to secure it? -
ANSWER✔✔Nylon filament tape.
List eight layers of material for packaged cremated remains, from inside to
outside. - ANSWER✔✔1) Cremated remains
2) Plastic bag
3) Identification disc
4) Urn
5) Identification Label
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2025 /2026
What is the purpose of the timer in a cremation unit?
✔✔ It automatically shuts off either the main burner or the afterburner after a
set period, so the operator doesn't need to turn them off manually.
List the 8 systems that can be controlled either manually or automatically
during the cremation process.
✔✔
1. Electrically Operated Door Mechanism
2. Air Blower
3. Main (Combustion) Burner
4. Afterburner (Secondary Burner)
5. Timer
6. Temperature Display and Regulator
7. Recording Chart System
8. Smoke/Opacity Monitoring Device
What should be done immediately after completing the 7 start-up
procedures?
✔✔ Use a cardboard roller to place the body/container into the primary
combustion chamber.
If repositioning of the body is needed during cremation, what area is
typically moved, and where?
✔✔ The main part of the torso or the densest bone mass is usually shifted so
it's positioned directly above the primary burner flame.
How cool must the primary chamber be before removing the cremated
remains?
✔✔ Below 400°F.
What are the two key steps involved in processing the cremated remains?
✔✔
, 1. Remove any remaining foreign or non-organic materials.
2. Grind or pulverize the remains to a uniform texture suitable for final
disposition.
Name 7 types of foreign materials commonly removed during processing.
✔✔
1. Pacemakers
2. Artificial limbs or implants
3. Dental metals (like gold)
4. Jewelry
5. Personal keepsakes
6. Screws, nails, or metal staples
7. Casket hardware that wasn't removed earlier
6 step procedure for processing cremated remains - ANSWER✔✔1) Check
processor for cleanliness
2) Remove foreign material from remains
3) Retrieve ID disc
4) Place remains in processor and process
5) Brush all residue into catch tray
6) Take tray and tag to packaging table
Minimum thickness of plastic bag inside urn. - ANSWER✔✔2 mm
Where in urn should ID disc be placed? - ANSWER✔✔On plastic tie that
closes bag inside.
What should be done if cremated remains do not fill urn completely? -
ANSWER✔✔Fill the balance with clean shredded paper.
If urn lid is not completely secure, what should be sured to secure it? -
ANSWER✔✔Nylon filament tape.
List eight layers of material for packaged cremated remains, from inside to
outside. - ANSWER✔✔1) Cremated remains
2) Plastic bag
3) Identification disc
4) Urn
5) Identification Label
