ask 7: Work Health and Safety inspection and Risk assessment At your professional experience placement venue, conduct a WHS inspection or audit. Obtain permission from the work health and safety representative or responsible personnel before conducting the audit. You could use the checklist provided below or use audit tools approved at the workplace to conduct the audit. Once the audit is complete, list down hazards identified and perform a risk assessment for each hazard. Propose strategies to address hazards identified, communicate with WHS representative and attend debrief with your clinical facilitator. Likelihood RISK RANKING MATRIX High 5 10 15 20 25 Significant 4 8 12 16 20 Moderate 3 6 6 12 15 Low 2 4 6 8 10 Negligible 1 2 3 4 5 Severity of harm Negligible Low Moderate Major Catastrophic