{"id":4325,"date":"2022-01-07T14:03:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T19:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2022-01-10T07:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:51:27","slug":"registrars-directive-crematoriums-must-prevent-backlogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/registrars-directive-crematoriums-must-prevent-backlogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Registrar\u2019s Directive: Crematoriums must prevent backlogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Effective Monday, Jan. 10, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crematorium operators are directed to ensure that your operations continue at a pace sufficient to prevent accumulations of decedents beyond two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Registrar\u2019s Directive is part of the BAO\u2019s strategy to preserve the bereavement sector\u2019s capacity to provide deathcare services during the highly-transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where accumulations of more than two days of processing exist, you must modify your operations to clear the backlog. Modifications might include extending your operating hours, adjusting schedules, eliminating holds, or adding staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a temporary measure intended to proactively maintain continuity of operations should crematorium staff become ill and unable to work. The Omicron variant is highly contagious and can quickly compromise a crematorium\u2019s ability to operate due to critical staffing shortages. Reductions in cremation capacity significantly impact the rest of the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This directive is effective Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, and is in force until Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>-Carey Smith, CEO &amp; Registrar, BAO<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Effective Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 Crematorium operators are directed to ensure that your operations continue at a pace sufficient to prevent accumulations of decedents beyond two days. This Registrar\u2019s Directive is part of the BAO\u2019s strategy to preserve the bereavement sector\u2019s capacity to provide deathcare services during the highly-transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variant. 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