William Woollard and Raymond Baxter look at the human gamble of worker participation and industrial democracy. What do they hold in store for industry? Management by committee? Shopfloor control? Worker directors on the board? Or simply giving people a greater say in their own jobs? The Risk Business visits several companies who have put worker participation into practice in a variety of ways. Giants like ici rub shoulders with worker-owned companies like Scott-Bader; advanced technology plants are learning the same lessons as old-fashioned factories. The Government is committed to legislate on industrial democracy-an issue which could radically alter our working lives.