Embalming is the process of chemically treating a human body in order to preserve and disinfect the body. When this procedure is required, it is carried out by a licensed embalmer under strict conditions in our mortuaries.

Embalming may be chosen at any time, however it is usually carried out for some specific purposes, such as -

• when there is a longer than average delay between death and the funeral
• it is necessary to transfer the deceased interstate or overseas
• when above ground burial in a crypt or vault occurs.

Embalmers and mortuary staff also have an important role to play in preparing the body for a viewing. This is particularly significant in the case of sudden and traumatic deaths, when viewing of the body is a part of the grieving process.

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