Health and safety legislation can be crafted following differient approaches. One aproach is to force compliance by establishing standard $,$ conducting rigorous inspec tions on a regular basis, and harshly punishing failures to meet the established standards. A second approach is to facilitate self$-$reliance by providing the parties with the information and resources necessary to monitor and enhance health and safety in their workplaces. What are the relative merits of these two approaches? What advantages and disadvantages accrue under each system? What is the appro$-$ priate balance between enforcement and encouragement?