Death Care PPE
Advanced Fluid Barriers for the Postmortem Care Process
Safer and Drier, No Matter What the Day Brings
Your job can be messy. STA-DRI and ezGLIDE® keep you clean. Our postmortem care PPE provides unmatched protection from tissue, blood, bodily fluids, and the chemicals your job requires.
STATS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
70%
of funeral workers report experiencing heavy, frequent exposure to body fluids.
17 Days
Positive cultures for SARS-CoV-2 last 17 days, and HBV up to 6 days, after death.
100%
of human remains should be treated as potentially infectious.
Knee-High Shoe Covers
Keep your feet dry and skip the slip with our most popular product! We guarantee that you (and your shoes) will stay dry no matter how messy the job gets. No postmortem PPE kit is complete without them!
Features:
- Standing 19” tall, reaches just below the knee
- Impervious 2 ml polyethylene blend
- Meets ASTM’s F1671 test standards
- Lightweight and disposable
- Available in regular and non-skid versions
- One-size-fits-all
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Knee-High
KH-450
50 pairs/case
Knee-High
KH-400
50 pairs/case
Waterproof Shoe Covers
When building your autopsy PPE set, don’t forget your feet! Squishy socks are simply no fun, so we designed these slip-on shoe covers to keep your favorite kicks dry during fluid-heavy situations in the preparation room, on death investigations, and throughout the postmortem care process.
Features:
- Heat-sealed seams prevent leaking
- Impervious 2 ml polyethylene blend keeps you cool
- Meets ASTM’s F1671 test standards
- Durable yet disposable
- Easily worn under surgical gowns
- One-size-fits-all
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Shoe Covers
SC-550
100 pairs/case
Disposable PPE Jumpsuit
This protective PPE jumpsuit is perfect for forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, autopsy technicians, and death investigators who need full-body protection they can rely on to keep them safe while performing the essential up-close-and-personal duties of their jobs.
Features:
- Heat-sealed seams prevent leaking
- Impervious 2 ml polyethylene blend, perfect for mortician PPE needs
- Meets ASTM’s F1671 test standards
- Lightweight and disposable
- Open-back design promotes air circulation
- One-size-fits-all
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Jumpsuit
SD-150
50 units/case
Jumpsuit
SD-100
50 units/case
Disposable PPE Leggings
The Bootleg® Legging hikes up the protection factor – all the way to your knees. For funeral directors and embalming technicians, the extra mid-thigh length keeps feet, calves, and thighs covered during processes involving body fluid or chemicals, so you never have to bring a change of pants to work again.
Features:
- Standing 33” tall, reaches to mid-thigh
- Impervious 2 ml polyethylene blend
- Meets ASTM’s F1671 test standards
- Lightweight and disposable
- Designed to surgical standards and tested in healthcare settings
- Available in regular and non-skid versions
- One-size-fits-all
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Bootleg® Legging
BL-250
50 pairs/case
Bootleg® Legging
BL-200
50 pairs/case
Funeral Director PPE Pant Protector
Protect your favorite pair of pants and easily transition from the preparation room to the parlor. These pant protectors provide the necessary safeguards to keep you guarded against messy hazards and are quick to don and doff when you’re needed elsewhere.
Features:
- Heat-sealed seams prevent leaking
- Impervious 2 ml polyethylene blend keeps you cool during longer preparations
- Meets ASTM’s F1671 test standards
- Durable yet disposable
- Open-back design promotes air circulation
- One-size-fits-all
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Pant Protector
PP-350
50 units/case
Pant Protector
PP-300
50 units/case
Personal Protective Equipment Apron
Add this PPE apron to your embalming PPE kit and stay safer & drier. Blood and body fluid carry dangerous pathogens, and formaldehyde just doesn’t belong on (living) skin. Keep your shirt on – and dry – with our impermeable personal protective aprons.
Features:
- Heat-sealed seams prevent leaking
- Impervious 2 ml polyethylene blend keeps you cool
- Meets ASTM’s F1671 test standards
- Durable yet disposable
- Open-back design promotes air circulation
- One-size-fits-all
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Full Apron
AF-750
100 units/case
Half Apron
AH-700
100 units/case
Mattress Sheet & Postmortem Surface Cover
Pump up your infection control protocol when dangerous pathogens are known or suspected – cover your autopsy table, mortuary table, or examination table with these protective disposable sheets.
Features:
- Soft, non-woven polyester
- Includes an impermeable polyethylene layer
- Fitted for complete protection plus simplified removal
- Intended for single patient use
Product Name
Catalog No.
Count
Disposable Mattress Sheet 88″ x 44″
OR-800
50 sheets/case
ezGLIDE Patient Transfer Sheets
Body transfers can be a real pain in the neck – and the back, and the knees. Use ezGLIDE transfer sheets to make postmortem patient transfers less of an injury risk. Plus, these thick, impermeable sheets add a layer of protection to your infection control protocol, keeping dangerous pathogens with the decedent – and off of your surfaces.
Features:
- Latex-free, thick material is impermeable to pathogens and impervious to fluids.
- Disposable
- Intended for single-patient use throughout multiple surface transfers – from home or hospital to table to casket, all with the same sheet
Patient Transfer Sheets 24″ X 30″
TS-1100
90 sheets/case
Single-Packaged Patient Transfer Sheets 24″ X 30″
TS-1100S
70 sheets/case
Wall Dispenser for TS-1100
TS-1100D
Each
5 Easy Ways to Order
Fax
(888) 323-8565
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Standard Precautions / Universal Precautions for postmortem care professionals?
Per OSHA guidelines, universal precautions are an approach to infection control to treat all human blood and certain human body fluids as if they were known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other bloodborne pathogens (Bloodborne Pathogens Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030(b) definitions).
Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030(d)(1) requires:
- Employees are to observe Universal Precautions to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM).
- Under circumstances in which differentiation between body fluid types is difficult or impossible, all body fluids shall be considered potentially infectious materials.
- Treat all blood and other potentially infectious materials with appropriate precautions:
- Use gloves, masks, and gowns if blood or OPIM exposure is anticipated.
- Use engineering, supplies, and work practice controls to limit exposure.
The CDC recommends Standard Precautions for the care of all patients, regardless of their diagnosis or presumed infection status. Standard Precautions apply to 1) blood; 2) all body fluids, secretions, and excretions, except sweat, regardless of whether or not they contain visible blood; 3) non-intact skin; and 4) mucous membranes. Standard precautions are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection in hospitals.
Standard precautions include the use of: hand washing, appropriate PPE (e.g., gloves, gowns, masks, eye protection, etc.) whenever touching or exposure to patients’ body or body fluids is anticipated. Follow correct donning and doffing procedures to prevent infection.
What kind of PPE should a funeral director don when making a removal?
CDC guidelines recommend Standard Precautions when making a transfer from a home or facility. Include shoe covers, booties, and leg protection when fluid is possible or expected.
How should funeral directors or postmortem professionals maximize cleanliness when using body bags?
CDC guidelines recommend Standard Precautions when handling the body bag itself. You may be able to minimize the risk of fluidborne pathogen spread by preparing the bag with a transfer sheet, like ezGLIDE, before placing the decedent inside.
Disinfect the bad with a product either EPA-approved for emerging viral pathogens or verified effective against COVID-19.
Helpful Resources
Disposable Coveralls vs. Disposable Gowns for Postmortem Care
The dangers of blood- and fluid-borne illness don’t end at the hospital doors. When lifesaving measures are at an end, our colleagues in the death...
How to Choose The Right PPE for Forensic, Autopsy, and Mortuary Professionals
Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the unseen world of death care, autopsies, and mortuaries. But you do – because you’re...
Infographic: The Best Donning and Doffing Sequence of PPE
We understand it as much as you do: things get messy in the world of healthcare and performing hand hygiene only goes so far. Whether...