GB 46522-2025Requirements for prevention and control of infectious diseases in funeral services (English PDF)

Foreword

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1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents". Drafting. Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying these patents. This document was proposed and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Requirements for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Funeral Services

1 Scope

GB 46522-2025 is the Chinese national standard on requirements for prevention and control of infectious diseases in funeral services, in the field of environment and health protection, safety. It carries no /T suffix, which in the Chinese system means compliance is mandatory: a product or a practice within its scope has to meet it to be lawfully made, sold or carried out in China. It was issued on 5 October 2025 by the State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China, and takes effect on 1 November 2027. Classification: ICS 13.100, CCS C50. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the issuing body are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are in the document itself, which is delivered complete in English translation.

This document specifies the basic requirements for infectious disease prevention and control in funeral service institutions, including event classification, emergency response plans, site zoning, and facilities and equipment. Requirements for the management of medical supplies, disinfection, transportation, cremation and temporary storage of remains, and safety and hygiene. This document applies to outbreaks of Class A infectious diseases, as well as outbreaks of other infectious diseases for which Class A prevention and control measures have been implemented. Infectious disease prevention and control management of funeral service institutions during the period.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included. For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies. This document.

GB 19193 General Principles for Disinfection of Epidemic Sources

GB/T 23287 Funeral Terminology

GB/T 43247 Hygienic Technical Specifications for the Collection and Transportation of Remains

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 23287 and the following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Organizations that provide services such as body transport, cremation, temporary storage, and ash storage include funeral homes and funeral service stations. [Source: GB/T 23287-2023, 4.2, with modifications]

4 Basic Requirements

4.1 Funeral service institutions should establish an emergency response organization for infectious disease prevention and control, responsible for the prevention and control of infectious diseases. This organization should have a complete structure and clearly define the responsibilities of its members. It should be made clear.

4.2 Funeral service providers should periodically assess the necessary funeral vehicles, temporary body storage facilities, cremation equipment, and related facilities required when an event reaches Level 3. Assess the current status of emergency resources and report to the relevant authorities to promote multi-level emergency resource coordination.

4.3 For the remains of infectious disease patients identified by medical units or local health and epidemic prevention agencies, funeral service providers should assign dedicated personnel to be responsible for their transportation. Temporary storage and cremation procedures.

4.4 Remains of those infected with infectious diseases should be cremated within 24 hours.

4.5 Funeral service institutions should only provide services such as body transportation, cremation, temporary body storage, and ash storage.

5 Event Classification

5.1 When formulating emergency response measures, funeral service institutions should classify events into Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 based on the number of bodies transported and cremated.