Wash and dry bodies, using germicidal soap and towels or hot air dryers

Dress bodies and place them in caskets

Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using derma surgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax

Attach trocar to pump-tube, start pump, and repeat probing to force embalming fluid into organs

Join lips, using needles and thread or wire

Close incisions, using needles and sutures

Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs

Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements are met