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• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) positive impact on general industry health and safety in the United States unfortunately does not extend to municipal workers, such as firefighters. (Photograph by Marvin Lewiton.)

• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) positive impact on general industry health and safety in the United States unfortunately does not extend to municipal workers, such as firefighters. (Photograph by Marvin Lewiton.)

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Abstract. Interest in the use of so-called voluntary approaches to supplement or replace formal environmental regulation is on the rise, both in Europe and in the United States. These approaches fall into two general categories: (1) industry-initiated codes of good practice focusing on environmental management systems or performance goals, and (2)...

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