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	==OVERVIEW==		==OVERVIEW==
	This document outlines the policy and service context and attempts to illustrate the desired planning principles and design considerations for mortuary services.		This document outlines the policy and service context and attempts to illustrate the desired planning principles and design considerations for mortuary services.

Tobyvan at 12:25, 19 June 2020

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	The example in the figure below resolves many of the compromises in the arrangement of the bier rooms and ID/viewing rooms’ available space, discussed in the previous example.		The example in the figure below resolves many of the compromises in the arrangement of the bier rooms and ID/viewing rooms’ available space, discussed in the previous example.
	[[File:Large mortuary with autopsy facilities-2.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|A large mortuary with autopsy facilities - 2]]		[[File:Large mortuary with autopsy facilities-2.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|A large mortuary with autopsy facilities - 2]]
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	== EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES ==		== EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES ==
	=== A ~~small mortuary attached~~ to a ~~hospital~~ ===		=== A Small Mortuary Attached to a Hospital ===
	The figure below demonstrates the relationships between the zones within the mortuary. In this example, it is evident how visitors are managed and kept out of the working portions of the mortuary through segregation in the internal layout. The process flow of the bodies into, through and out of the mortuary has been well considered in that the flow is linear with bodies entering the mortuary at one end of the facility and exiting at the other. <br>		The figure below demonstrates the relationships between the zones within the mortuary. In this example, it is evident how visitors are managed and kept out of the working portions of the mortuary through segregation in the internal layout. The process flow of the bodies into, through and out of the mortuary has been well considered in that the flow is linear with bodies entering the mortuary at one end of the facility and exiting at the other. <br>
	~~[[File:~~SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Zoning.png\|thumb\|none\|The zoning of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]		<gallery mode=packed heights=600px>
	Unfortunately, the restrictions presented by the location of the mortuary, as can be studied in the figure ~~below~~, has forced the design into a number of compromises relating to the external flow and access to the mortuary. Staff access is quite severely compromised in being through the mortuary lobby. This mortuary lobby, in the absence of a dedicated preparation room, has the potential of being used as one. This arrangement may impact negatively on the dignity of some staff, the dignity of the deceased, and mortuary security.		SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Zoning.png\|thumb\|none\|The zoning of a small mortuary attached to a hospital
	~~[[File:SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Layout.png\|thumb\|none\|The layout of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]~~		SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Layout.png\|thumb\|none\|The layout of a small mortuary attached to a hospital
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			Unfortunately, the restrictions presented by the location of the mortuary, as can be studied in the figure above, has forced the design into a number of compromises relating to the external flow and access to the mortuary. Staff access is quite severely compromised in being through the mortuary lobby. This mortuary lobby, in the absence of a dedicated preparation room, has the potential of being used as one. This arrangement may impact negatively on the dignity of some staff, the dignity of the deceased, and mortuary security.

	Visitors’ access to the mortuary and their adjacent toilets is near the hearse bay and turning areas. There is no natural screening of this entrance from the activities in the hearse bay and it is not inconceivable that visitors may inadvertently wander into the wrong area and be exposed to operational activities not appropriate for the bereaved.		Visitors’ access to the mortuary and their adjacent toilets is near the hearse bay and turning areas. There is no natural screening of this entrance from the activities in the hearse bay and it is not inconceivable that visitors may inadvertently wander into the wrong area and be exposed to operational activities not appropriate for the bereaved.

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	The access to the technical area for maintenance of the refrigeration equipment in this example meets the recommendations. Here technicians do not need to enter the mortuary to perform the majority of their work and these areas are quite well separated from the admin and visitors’ areas.		The access to the technical area for maintenance of the refrigeration equipment in this example meets the recommendations. Here technicians do not need to enter the mortuary to perform the majority of their work and these areas are quite well separated from the admin and visitors’ areas.

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	=== A ~~large mortuary~~ with ~~autopsy facilities~~ ===		=== A Large Mortuary with Autopsy Facilities ===
	The layout below shows a standardised mortuary design. This is a large facility with autopsy capacity. The zoning diagram below has been presented in order to promote an understanding of the interrelationship between the various functional parts of the mortuary.		The layout below shows a standardised mortuary design. This is a large facility with autopsy capacity. The zoning diagram below has been presented in order to promote an understanding of the interrelationship between the various functional parts of the mortuary.
	Considering the entrances shown, it is clear that the designer has made an effort to screen the visitors’ entrance from the hearses’ entrance. The staff entrance is also well positioned. The staff ablution facilities and showers are located between the clinical areas and the admin areas. This arrangement encourages good segregation and gowning practice when moving between the mortuary activities and external movement.		Considering the entrances shown, it is clear that the designer has made an effort to screen the visitors’ entrance from the hearses’ entrance. The staff entrance is also well positioned. The staff ablution facilities and showers are located between the clinical areas and the admin areas. This arrangement encourages good segregation and gowning practice when moving between the mortuary activities and external movement.
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	=== Another ~~large mortuary~~ with ~~autopsy facilities~~ ===		=== Another Large Mortuary with Autopsy Facilities ===
			The example in the figure below resolves many of the compromises in the arrangement of the bier rooms and ID/viewing rooms’ available space, discussed in the previous example.
	[[File:Large mortuary with autopsy facilities-2.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|A large mortuary with autopsy facilities - 2]]		[[File:Large mortuary with autopsy facilities-2.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|A large mortuary with autopsy facilities - 2]]

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	=== A large mortuary with autopsy facilities ===		=== A large mortuary with autopsy facilities ===
	The layout below shows a standardised mortuary design. This is a large facility with autopsy capacity. The zoning diagram below has been presented in order to promote an understanding of the interrelationship between the various functional parts of the mortuary.		The layout below shows a standardised mortuary design. This is a large facility with autopsy capacity. The zoning diagram below has been presented in order to promote an understanding of the interrelationship between the various functional parts of the mortuary.
	Considering the entrances shown ~~in Figure 5~~, it is clear that the designer has made an effort to screen the visitors’ entrance from the hearses’ entrance. The staff entrance is also well positioned. The staff ablution facilities and showers are located between the clinical areas and the admin areas. This arrangement encourages good segregation and gowning practice when moving between the mortuary activities and external movement.		Considering the entrances shown, it is clear that the designer has made an effort to screen the visitors’ entrance from the hearses’ entrance. The staff entrance is also well positioned. The staff ablution facilities and showers are located between the clinical areas and the admin areas. This arrangement encourages good segregation and gowning practice when moving between the mortuary activities and external movement.
	The staff and visitors’ access positions are located well away from the working clinical areas of the mortuary and are also relatively remote from each other. This aids in improving security as it discourages the staff and visitors from using the wrong entrances and thereby assists in identifying persons who are present in areas where they do not belong.		The staff and visitors’ access positions are located well away from the working clinical areas of the mortuary and are also relatively remote from each other. This aids in improving security as it discourages the staff and visitors from using the wrong entrances and thereby assists in identifying persons who are present in areas where they do not belong.
	This design doesn’t have a dedicated body prep area and it is assumed that the weighing and measuring area is therefore used for this purpose.		This design doesn’t have a dedicated body prep area and it is assumed that the weighing and measuring area is therefore used for this purpose.
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	The layout in this example does not provide for a dedicated exit yard and bodies and hearses entering and leaving the facility do so through the same entrance. This arrangement increases the potential for mistakes in body handling.		The layout in this example does not provide for a dedicated exit yard and bodies and hearses entering and leaving the facility do so through the same entrance. This arrangement increases the potential for mistakes in body handling.
	The common use of the bier room as access to the ID room seems to be a compromise resulting from the limited space provided for these rooms.		The common use of the bier room as access to the ID room seems to be a compromise resulting from the limited space provided for these rooms.
	~~[[File:~~LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-~~Layout~~.png\|thumb\|none\|The ~~layout~~ of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities]]		<gallery mode=packed heights=600px>
	~~[[File:~~LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-~~Zoning~~.png\|thumb\|none\|The ~~zoning~~ of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities]]		LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-Zoning.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|The zoning of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities
			LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-Layout.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|The layout of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities
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			=== Another large mortuary with autopsy facilities ===
			[[File:Large mortuary with autopsy facilities-2.png\|600px\|thumb\|none\|A large mortuary with autopsy facilities - 2]]

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-[[File:SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Layout.png|thumb|The layout of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]
+=== A small mortuary attached to a hospital ===
-[[File:SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Zoning.png|thumb|The zoning of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]
+The figure below demonstrates the relationships between the zones within the mortuary. In this example, it is evident how visitors are managed and kept out of the working portions of the mortuary through segregation in the internal layout. The process flow of the bodies into, through and out of the mortuary has been well considered in that the flow is linear with bodies entering the mortuary at one end of the facility and exiting at the other. <br>
-[[File:LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-Layout.png|thumb|The layout of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities]]
+[[File:SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Zoning.png|thumb|none|The zoning of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]
-[[File:LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-Zoning.png|thumb|The zoning of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities]]
+Unfortunately, the restrictions presented by the location of the mortuary, as can be studied in the figure below, has forced the design into a number of compromises relating to the external flow and access to the mortuary. Staff access is quite severely compromised in being through the mortuary lobby. This mortuary lobby, in the absence of a dedicated preparation room, has the potential of being used as one. This arrangement may impact negatively on the dignity of some staff, the dignity of the deceased, and mortuary security.

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	== EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES ==		== EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES ==
			[[File:SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Layout.png\|thumb\|The layout of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]
			[[File:SMALL MORTUARY ATTACHED TO HOSPITAL-Zoning.png\|thumb\|The zoning of a small mortuary attached to a hospital]]
			[[File:LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-Layout.png\|thumb\|The layout of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities]]
			[[File:LARGE MORTUARY WITH AUTOPSY FACILITIES-Zoning.png\|thumb\|The zoning of a large mortuary with autopsy facilities]]

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+'''Accomodation Shedule'''		\|colspan=6\| '''Accomodation Shedule'''
	\|- style="border-spacing:0;width:16.252cm;"		\|- style="border-spacing:0;width:16.252cm;"
	\|- style="background-color:#dbe5f1;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"		\|- style="background-color:#dbe5f1;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"
	\| align=center\| '''Room Name'''		\| align=center\| '''Room Name'''
	\|\| '''Service Description'''		\| align=center\|'''Service Description'''


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	\| align=center style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Ablution areas		\| align=center style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Ablution areas
	\| style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Ablution areas- male and female		\| align=center style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Ablution areas- male and female

	One WHB per WC or urinal		One WHB per WC or urinal
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	\| align=center style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Storage space		\| align=center style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Storage space
	\| style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Equipment and PPE storage space		\| align=center style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;" \| Equipment and PPE storage space


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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+'''Room Service Sheet'''		\|colspan=11\|'''Room Service Sheet'''
	\|- style="border-spacing:0;width:18.235cm;"		\|- style="border-spacing:0;width:18.235cm;"
	\|- style="background-color:#dbe5f1;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"		\|- style="background-color:#dbe5f1;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+'''Room Finishes'''		\|colspan=8\|'''Room Finishes'''
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	\|- style="background-color:#dbe5f1;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"		\|- style="background-color:#dbe5f1;border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-top:0cm;padding-bottom:0cm;padding-left:0.191cm;padding-right:0.191cm;"

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	~~<div style="margin-left:0.635cm;margin-right:0cm;">{{anchor\|Toc386113253}} '''Table 4: Room finishes'''</div>~~