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候命及執行職務。 [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.)