# Act as pallbearers.

*/Tasks/Act_as_pallbearers.*

Act as pallbearers.

## Boundary Of Firm

**Outsourced To**:
- [Funeral Homes](/CompanyTypes/Funeral_Homes)
- [Casket Bearer Services](/CompanyTypes/Casket_Bearer_Services)
**Automatability**: manual
**Routing Summary**:
- Funeral homes deliver pallbearing in-house through funeral attendants as part of the service package.
- Families without enough able bearers buy the service from the funeral home or a dedicated casket-bearer provider.
- The work is inherently physical, ceremonial, and human-present, so it is not automated.
**Delivered By Role**:
- [Funeral Attendant](/Tasks/Act_as_pallbearers./JobTypes/Funeral_Attendant)
- [Pallbearer](/Tasks/Act_as_pallbearers./JobTypes/Pallbearer)
**Asset Specificity**: general
**Delivered By Department**:
- [Funeral Services](/Tasks/Act_as_pallbearers./Departments/Funeral_Services)

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Handle caskets.](/Activities/Handle_caskets.) — parent · Activities

### Siblings

- [Pick up and handle human or pet remains in a respectful manner.](/Tasks/Pick_up_and_handle_human_or_pet_remains_in_a_respectful_manner.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Serve as pallbearers, attend visiting rooms, and provide other assistance to the bereaved.](/Tasks/Serve_as_pallbearers,_attend_visiting_rooms,_and_provide_other_assistance_to_the_bereaved.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Close caskets at appropriate point in services.](/Tasks/Close_caskets_at_appropriate_point_in_services.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Place caskets in parlors or chapels prior to wakes or funerals.](/Tasks/Place_caskets_in_parlors_or_chapels_prior_to_wakes_or_funerals.) — siblings · Tasks
- [Accept remains from funeral home](/Tasks/Accept_remains_from_funeral_home) — siblings · Tasks
- [Advise on Biodegradable Caskets and Shrouds](/Tasks/Advise_on_Biodegradable_Caskets_and_Shrouds) — siblings · Tasks
- [Assist Pallbearers with the Casket](/Tasks/Assist_Pallbearers_with_the_Casket) — siblings · Tasks
- [Assist With Casket and Floral Transport](/Tasks/Assist_With_Casket_and_Floral_Transport) — siblings · Tasks
- [Assist with casket loading and unloading at services](/Tasks/Assist_with_casket_loading_and_unloading_at_services) — siblings · Tasks
- [Carry and Bear the Casket](/Tasks/Carry_and_Bear_the_Casket) — siblings · Tasks
- [Casket Crypt Placement](/Tasks/Casket_Crypt_Placement) — siblings · Tasks
- [Catalog funeral goods inventory](/Tasks/Catalog_funeral_goods_inventory) — siblings · Tasks
- [Change Beer Kegs](/Tasks/Change_Beer_Kegs) — siblings · Tasks
- [Change Over Between Box Jobs](/Tasks/Change_Over_Between_Box_Jobs) — siblings · Tasks
- [Change and Sanitize Caging Under Containment](/Tasks/Change_and_Sanitize_Caging_Under_Containment) — siblings · Tasks
- [Check casket inventory](/Tasks/Check_casket_inventory) — siblings · Tasks
- [Confirm interment work order](/Tasks/Confirm_interment_work_order) — siblings · Tasks
- [Confirm reinterment site](/Tasks/Confirm_reinterment_site) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate Pickups With Funeral Services](/Tasks/Coordinate_Pickups_With_Funeral_Services) — siblings · Tasks
- [Coordinate procession to disposition](/Tasks/Coordinate_procession_to_disposition) — siblings · Tasks
- [Design Casket Sprays and Standing Sprays](/Tasks/Design_Casket_Sprays_and_Standing_Sprays) — siblings · Tasks
- [Dress and Casket Remains](/Tasks/Dress_and_Casket_Remains) — siblings · Tasks
- [Dress casket and present](/Tasks/Dress_casket_and_present) — siblings · Tasks
- [Facilitate bereavement follow-up](/Tasks/Facilitate_bereavement_follow-up) — siblings · Tasks
- [Hand Over Well For Lift](/Tasks/Hand_Over_Well_For_Lift) — siblings · Tasks
- [Hand off sealed core units](/Tasks/Hand_off_sealed_core_units) — siblings · Tasks
- [Handle Box Key and Combination Changes](/Tasks/Handle_Box_Key_and_Combination_Changes) — siblings · Tasks
- [Handle Pickups and Returns](/Tasks/Handle_Pickups_and_Returns) — siblings · Tasks
- [Handle Returned Backloads](/Tasks/Handle_Returned_Backloads) — siblings · Tasks
- [Handle Specialized Case Categories](/Tasks/Handle_Specialized_Case_Categories) — siblings · Tasks
- [Handle offboarding and exit](/Tasks/Handle_offboarding_and_exit) — siblings · Tasks
- [Handle pricing, invoicing, and pre-need contracts](/Tasks/Handle_pricing,_invoicing,_and_pre-need_contracts) — siblings · Tasks
- [Intake grave relocation request](/Tasks/Intake_grave_relocation_request) — siblings · Tasks
- [Inurn and Return Remains to Families](/Tasks/Inurn_and_Return_Remains_to_Families) — siblings · Tasks
- [Load and Secure the Casket](/Tasks/Load_and_Secure_the_Casket) — siblings · Tasks
- [Log cremation in statutory register](/Tasks/Log_cremation_in_statutory_register) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage Repatriation Logistics](/Tasks/Manage_Repatriation_Logistics) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage Transport of the Deceased](/Tasks/Manage_Transport_of_the_Deceased) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage hatching egg collection and incubation handoff](/Tasks/Manage_hatching_egg_collection_and_incubation_handoff) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage size changes and exits](/Tasks/Manage_size_changes_and_exits) — siblings · Tasks
- [Manage the Branch Vault](/Tasks/Manage_the_Branch_Vault) — siblings · Tasks
- [Mount Galley and Lavatory Monuments](/Tasks/Mount_Galley_and_Lavatory_Monuments) — siblings · Tasks
- [Operate the Casket Lowering Device](/Tasks/Operate_the_Casket_Lowering_Device) — siblings · Tasks
- [Pick and pack caskets](/Tasks/Pick_and_pack_caskets) — siblings · Tasks
- [Pick and stage funeral goods](/Tasks/Pick_and_stage_funeral_goods) — siblings · Tasks
- [Placing Caskets In Parlors And Chapels](/Tasks/Placing_Caskets_In_Parlors_And_Chapels) — siblings · Tasks
- [Position the Casket at Service and Graveside](/Tasks/Position_the_Casket_at_Service_and_Graveside) — siblings · Tasks
- [Present Casket and Merchandise Selections](/Tasks/Present_Casket_and_Merchandise_Selections) — siblings · Tasks
- [Process and inurn cremated remains](/Tasks/Process_and_inurn_cremated_remains) — siblings · Tasks
- [Receive Interment Order](/Tasks/Receive_Interment_Order) — siblings · Tasks
- [Receive and Log Incoming Decedents](/Tasks/Receive_and_Log_Incoming_Decedents) — siblings · Tasks
- [Receive cabinet service request](/Tasks/Receive_cabinet_service_request) — siblings · Tasks
- [Receive ceremony request](/Tasks/Receive_ceremony_request) — siblings · Tasks
- [Receive funeral home order](/Tasks/Receive_funeral_home_order) — siblings · Tasks
- [Receive grave care request](/Tasks/Receive_grave_care_request) — siblings · Tasks
- [Reinter At New Site](/Tasks/Reinter_At_New_Site) — siblings · Tasks
- [Reinter remains at new plot](/Tasks/Reinter_remains_at_new_plot) — siblings · Tasks
- [Release Decedents to Funeral Homes](/Tasks/Release_Decedents_to_Funeral_Homes) — siblings · Tasks
- [Releasing Remains To Funeral Homes](/Tasks/Releasing_Remains_To_Funeral_Homes) — siblings · Tasks
- [Return remains to family](/Tasks/Return_remains_to_family) — siblings · Tasks
- [Shore and protect open grave](/Tasks/Shore_and_protect_open_grave) — siblings · Tasks
- [Stage Vehicles at the Service and Graveside](/Tasks/Stage_Vehicles_at_the_Service_and_Graveside) — siblings · Tasks
- [Stage site for graveside service](/Tasks/Stage_site_for_graveside_service) — siblings · Tasks
- [Transfer remains into care](/Tasks/Transfer_remains_into_care) — siblings · Tasks
- [Transfer the Casket to the Hearse](/Tasks/Transfer_the_Casket_to_the_Hearse) — siblings · Tasks
- [Transport Decedents](/Tasks/Transport_Decedents) — siblings · Tasks

### Related (perform)

- [Funeral Services Assistant](/JobTypes/Funeral_Services_Assistant) — perform · JobTypes
- [Funeral Coach Driver](/JobTypes/Funeral_Coach_Driver) — perform · JobTypes

### Who does this

- [Funeral Attendants](/Occupations/Funeral_Attendants) — performs · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [coordinating six bearers' pacing and grip on uneven cemetery ground risks dropping the casket](/Problems/coordinating_six_bearers'_pacing_and_grip_on_uneven_cemetery_ground_risks_dropping_the_casket) — exposes problem · Problems
- [last-minute bearer no-shows leave funeral directors scrambling for substitutes](/Problems/last-minute_bearer_no-shows_leave_funeral_directors_scrambling_for_substitutes) — exposes problem · Problems
- [casket weight and bearer physical capacity mismatched, causing strain injuries](/Problems/casket_weight_and_bearer_physical_capacity_mismatched,_causing_strain_injuries) — exposes problem · Problems

### Outsourced to

- [Casket Bearer Services](/CompanyTypes/Casket_Bearer_Services) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes
- [Funeral Homes](/CompanyTypes/Funeral_Homes) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes

### Delivered by

- [Pallbearer](/JobTypes/Pallbearer) — delivered by · JobTypes
- [Funeral Attendant](/JobTypes/Funeral_Attendant) — delivered by · JobTypes
- [Funeral Services](/Departments/Funeral_Services) — delivered by · Departments