TEMPEST - A Task Exposure Matrix for Pesticides

Construction of TEMPEST - Stage 8

Collate and validate exposure estimates into the final TEMPEST Task Exposure Matrix for Pesticides database

Following the independent assessments by the two hygienists the results were compared:

There was complete agreement on 50.9% (n=862) of the assessments;
40.7% (n=698) were within 1 point of each other;
7.3% (n=132) of assessments were different by 2-3 points;
None of the assessments were 4 points apart (i.e. 0 versus 4).

Together the hygienists reviewed those assessments where there was a difference of greater than 1 point (n=132) and reached agreement on these to produce a final agreed TEM that had complete agreement in 52.0% (n=880) of the assessments and 1 point of difference for the remaining 48.0% (n=812).

The final TEM was then produced by merging the two sets of results together. In any cells where there remained a 1 point difference, the TEM was set to the use the higher of the two scores from the assessors.

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