This study has been planned and carried out to determine the problems encountered by the personel working at the housekeeping service of a hospital. All the personel who have been performing the cleanning duty of a hospital which is in the boundaries of the municipality of Ankara and who have acceped the interview have been taken to this sectional and descriptive study. It has been found out that all personnel analyzed in study have been taken under education and it has been discovered that among the subjects taught to these personnel lessons about cleaning materials (100.0%) and using cleaning equipments (99.2%) are the leading subjects. All the personnel have stated that they have taken measurer to avoid helath problems and they have been collecting the wastes according to the hygiene rules and they have been using the cleaning materials carefully so as to prevent their skin and body from the hazardous effects of them and that they change their uniforms after the job. However, althoug all the personnel have been assigned to inservice training and have been informed about the occupational securtiy. It has been determined that 19 of the personnel (7.8%) have had some health problems related to the job they are doing. Among the health problems suffered allergy on hands (36.8%), backache (31.6%) and infections (15.7%) are the mostly stated problems, the heaviness of the equipments (36.9), the damage of the detergent used (26.3%)) and collecting the wastes without a glove have been stated as the main reason of the problems expressed. Althougt all the personnel have stated that they have been assigned to inservice training and informed about their work, there are still some health problems suffered by the workers, so it means that it is necessary to achieve continuity in education.