Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th
The Cemeterian™ Operations Level II course is a two-day field training session with invited guest speakers who represent monument builders and cemetery designers. Participants will visit cemetery operations and spend time on cemetery grounds and in maintenance buildings, chapels and mausoleums.
Topics include:
- Receive and document funeral information accurately and professionally
- Perform proper grave layout, opening, set up and closing techniques
- Perform proper marker installation
- Perform and document monument safety inspections
- Perform cremation layout, opening, set up and closing duties
- Perform columbarium layout, opening, set up and closing duties
- Review cemetery equipment and safe working practices
- Review cemetery design opportunities to include memorial trees and benches
Instructor: George Barnes, ADA, CIT
Director of Parks and Ouside Services, City of Cambridge
