主要職責包括 - (a) 接收交往殮房的屍體； (b) 搬運及貯存殮房內的屍體，並安排死者家屬辨認、申領及移離屍體； (c) 協助法醫科醫生解剖屍體； (d) 負責剖驗屍體前的預備工作及事後清潔；及 (e) 負責殮房的一切清潔工作。 (備註： (1) 須穿著制服，在正常辦公時間以外工作及通宵輪班工作、於颱風、騷動及其他緊急事故期間侯命及執行職務。 (2) 按需要派駐到部門內各殮房執勤。)

Mainly deployed on - (a) receiving bodies delivered to the mortuary; (b) moving and storing dead bodies inside the mortuary, arranging for the relatives of the deceased to identify, claim and remove dead bodies; (c) assisting Pathologist in performing post-mortem examinations; (d) preparing for and cleaning up after autopsies; and (e) attending to the general cleanliness of the mortuary. (Remarks: (1) Required to wear uniform, work in irregular hours and overnight shift, stand by and attend duties during typhoons, civil disturbance and other emergencies. (2) Subject to deployment to various mortuaries within the Department as and when required.)