Pete Buczek formed Safety Management Services, LLC, to leverage his extensive experience and success in workplace safety. He recently left General Motors after a 39 year career which started as a General Motors Institute coop student at the Chevrolet Tonawanda Metal Casting Plant. After receiving his B.I.A., he moved through several Chevrolet manufacturing plants primarily in the safety function in addition to industrial relations and manufacturing. In 1988 he accepted a special assignment representing General Motors with the UAW to develop a strategy to eliminate workplace fatalities. Working closely with his joint partners and industry experts, he became a pioneer in establishing the Fall Hazard Control Program, the first such comprehensive program in the manufacturing industry. In 1992 he was promoted to manage the GM Powertrain Division Health & Safety process.
Pete earned a reputation as a Health and Safety Leader from senior executives, peers and subordinate level managers, competitor companies, union leadership and independent safety professionals. He is recognized as a primary expert in developing and implementing a leadership culture change process that established accountability for workplace safety at all levels of the Corporation. Through his expertise and leadership, the division achieved a 96% injury rate reduction which prevented thousands of significant injuries, improved productivity and became an example for other functional systems to follow. These results are considered industry benchmark health and safety performance for both North American and Global operations. Pete became the corporate expert on energy control & lock out, machining and casting safety processes as well as leadership safety management systems. He has presented to the ASSE, National Safety Council, various state and local conferences and to Ford and Chrysler leadership. Competitor companies have called upon him to assist in serious safety issues, including fatality investigations. Pete completed his GM career as the Senior Manager of Health & Safety for GM Powertrain global operations.