Table 2.
AHS Pesticide Exposure Algorithm Weighting Factors. Algorithm Intensity Score = (MIX + APPLY + REPAIR) × PPE.
| MIX | Version 1 | Version 2 |
| Did Not Mix | 0 | 0 |
| Mix <50% of the time | 3 | 20 |
| Mix >50% of the time | 9 | 50 |
| REPAIR | Version 1 | Version 2 |
| No | 0 | 0 |
| Yes | 2 | 20 |
| APPLICATION METHODS | Version 1 | Version 2 |
| Air blast | 9 | 150 |
| Hand Spray | 9 | 90 |
| Mist Blower Or Fogger | 9 | 90 |
| Fog Or Mist Animals | 9 | 90 |
| Greenhouse Sprayer | 9 | 90 |
| Pour Fumigant From Bucket | 9 | 90 |
| Powder Duster | 9 | 90 |
| MIX | Version 1 | Version 2 |
| Backpack Sprayer | 8 | 80 |
| Dust Animals | 7 | 70 |
| Pour On Animals | 7 | 70 |
| Garden Hose | None | 50 |
| Hand Held Squeeze Or Squirt Bottle | None | 50 |
| Watering Can/Sprinkling Can | None | 50 |
| Soil Injected Or Drilled | 4 | 40 |
| Spray Over Rows | 4 | 40 |
| Boom On Tractor | 3 | 40 |
| Broadcast Application | 3 | 40 |
| Personally Applied To Seed | 2 | 40 |
| Banded/Directed Spray (liquid) | 2 | 30 |
| Banded Application (granular) | 2 | 20 |
| Gas Canister | 2 | 20 |
| Hang Pest Strips In Barn | 2 | 20 |
| In-Furrow | 2 | 20 |
| Incorporated | 2 | 20 |
| Inject Animals | 2 | 20 |
| Seed Treatment | 1 | 20 |
| Hand Spreader Or Push Spreader | None | 20 |
| Planter Box | None | 20 |
| Aerial | 1 | 10 |
| PPE REDUCTION | Version 1 | Version 2 |
| Chemical Resistant or Rubber Gloves | 40% | 60% |
| Cartridge Respirator, Tyvek Coveralls | 30% for use of 1 or more | 10% each with max of 30% |
| Face Shield, Goggles, Boots, Apron, Other | 20% for use of 1 or more | |
| Fabric/leather gloves | 20% | none |
1 None indicates methods for which a version 1 weighting factor was not assigned