Funeral Supply Blogs & News

Most states set no limit on how long a body can be refrigerated before cremation. This guide compares refrigeration triggers, holding temperatures, and cremation waiting periods in seven states, with links to each law. It also shows how to size a mortuary cooler and what to check before you buy.

Church fans keep guests cool at graveside services, church funerals, and visitations. This guide compares Hilton’s stock-design and full-color custom fans and explains what to print on each. It also covers how far ahead to order, since production takes 7 to 10 business days.

A funeral home floor plan should be built around its equipment. Compare preparation room rules in six states, OSHA requirements, utility needs, and cooler placement for MOBI cots, coolers, tables, and lifts before construction starts.

OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1030, covers every funeral home employee exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials. This guide explains the exposure control plan, PPE, sharps, hepatitis B vaccine, training, and recordkeeping requirements, with citations to OSHA’s own text.

The best pre-need promotional products stay in the home long after a pre-arrangement appointment. This guide covers what counselors should leave with families, which items fit seminars and senior expos, and the FTC and state rules that apply.