BANGLADESH RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS JOURNAL ISSN: 1998-2003, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Page: 256-264, July - August, 2013 Review Paper PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT FOCUSING ON INVESTIGATION OF INJURIES, ACCIDENTS AND HAZARDS OCCURRED IN A GARMENTS MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION Shibbir Ahmad 1 , M. Iqbal 2 , Md. Mamunur Rashid* 3 , Salma A. Iqbal 4 and M.Roomi 5 Shibbir Ahmad, M. Iqbal, Md. Mamunur Rashid, Salma A. Iqbal and M. Roomi (2013). Productivity Improvement Focusing on Investigation of Injuries, Accidents and Hazards Occurred in a Garments Manufacturing Organization . Bangladesh Res. Pub. J. 8(4): 256-264. Retrieve from http://www.bdresearchpublications.com/admin/journal/upload/1308412/1308412.pdf Abstract Industrial safety deals with how to prevent injuries and accidents that occur in the organizations. These injuries and accidents have cost the organization rare values in human resource and information. Therefore safety should be in the forefront of any manager’s thinking and a priority in the organization’s strategy, not only because of the humanitarian reasons but also because of the financial benefits. The aim of this research work is to investigate injuries, accidents, hazards of a selected garments factory and its effect on productivity. From the analysis of collected data and information it has seen that most of the injuries occur in the Dying section are, from toxic chemicals and most of the time not for using personal protective equipment’s (PPE) and due to unawareness of toxic chemicals. It has been seen from analysis that occurred hazards are mainly of mechanical (56%). Injuries in dying and sewing section are found to be 47% of total injury. It is also seen that 59% of the total injury was occurred in the eye, hand and finger. These injuries not only affected the total productive time but also influence the absenteeism of workers. Key words: Safety, productivity, workers and safety productivity relation. Introduction Safety is the condition to which risks are managed to acceptable levels (Brueggman, 2001). It is the activity that seeks to minimize or eliminate hazardous conditions that can cause bodily injury. According to (Weick, 1991) safety is defined as a dynamic non-event that tends to be taken for granted, particularly in the face of continuous and compelling productive demands (Brueggman, 2001). Safety deals with securing or reducing accidents at work environment, which has a negative impact on the organization operations at many levels. A positive safety culture can be an effective tool for improving safety in an organization and creating good atmosphere in the workplace (Fernández- Muñiz et al, 2009). Links between safety and productivity: According to Webb (Mohammed Ali et al,2002), a central belief in most of the occupational medicine/health promotion literature is that people perform better when they are physically and emotionally able to work and want to work which in turn leads to higher productivity (webb T,1989). The prime objectives of this research work are as follows:  To identify the causes of injuries as well as accident in a garments manufacturing organization.  To identify the reasons of productivity losses in sewing and finishing section.  To identify the losses due to accidents in a production section (sewing & finishing) *Corresponding Author: E-mail: mamun87245@gmail.com 1 Industrial Management ,BIM,Dhaka. 2 Dept. of IPE, Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. 3 Management Counselor, Bangladesh Institute of Management, Dhaka. 4 Dept. of CEP, SUST. 5 Maxin Ercon Limited, Dhaka.