This study aimed to evaluate the effect of occupational health and safety program on organizational productivity in Bahir Dar tannery factory. To achieve the objectives of this study, data were collected through questionnaire from a sample of 112 employees of the factory. These respondents were selected using stratified sampling method from different departments. The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics, for instance frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics which are correlation and multiple regression analysis using SPSS version 20. The results of this study indicated that, except biological hazard control program the three occupational hazard control programs (chemical hazard control program, psychological hazard control program, and accidental hazard control program) have positive and significant effect on organizational productivity. The finding of this study also indicates that organizational productivity was mostly affected by chemical hazard control program. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended different recommendations to the management of the factory to design different mechanisms and practice in a good manner in each occupational hazard control programs to increase the factory productivity. And also the researcher recommended that the management should concentrate more on chemical hazard control program because this hazard control program has the most significant effect on the factory productivity and should avoid or minimize the cost of biological hazard control program because this hazard control program had not significant effect on the factory productivity. And finally the researcher recommended that the management of the factory should follow up every activity related to occupational health and safety program and implement effectively occupational hazard control programs, especially on three occupational hazards namely chemical, accidental and psychological hazard control programs and continuously improve occupational safety and health programs to increase the factory productivity.

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