To provide an operating key device for a safety switch which can be applied to doors having various open-and-shut directions, despite. its being a single component part.

A horizontal key way 5 and a vertical key way perpendicular to the horizontal key way 5 are formed on a base 1, and a vertical adjustment leg part 17 and a horizontal adjustment leg part 18 are formed at one side part of a base part 13a of a key body 13A of the operating key 13, a spring 19 is contained in a spring containing recessed part 8, and the horizontal adjustment leg part 18 is inserted into the horizontal key way 5, and the vertical adjustment leg part 17 is inserted into the vertical key way 9 so as to respectively contact with the spring 19. A horizontal oscillation fulcrum and a vertical oscillation fulcrum are provided at the base part 13a of the operating key 13, a horizontal adjusting screw for pushing down the horizontal adjusting leg part 18 against the spring 19 is provided to the base 1, and a vertical adjusting screw for pushing down the vertical adjusting leg part 17 against the spring 19 is provided to the base 1.