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Programs to develop occupational health and safety (OHS) standards and strategies focus on the key indicators of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS). Generally, to reveal the current OHS culture levels of organizations and determine a roadmap is the starting point. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the levels of OHS culture of women healthcare workers. There is a high level of female representation in the healthcare sector and according to Communiqué on Occupational Health and Safety Workplace Hazard Classes, human health services are classified as very hazardous/hazardous. Considering the level of risk, female healthcare workers were selected as the sample and it was intended to detect the differences among female healthcare workers. 376 female healthcare workers working in public hospitals in Izmir were included in the research. The study was applied with the survey using the OHS culture scale. As a result of the analysis; it was understood that the OHS culture levels of female healthcare workers differed according to the variables of education level, profession/title and perceptions about the cause of the occupational accident. The positive correlations were defined at different levels between OHS culture variables. It was evaluated that female healthcare workers' OHS culture levels were low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]