Table 1.

Ranking considerations for the prescriptive nature, relevance, and feasibility of WOE approaches for ANSES evaluations.

Consideration	Rank	Ranking
Prescriptive nature	1	No explicit rules
	2	Some methodological elements for assessment and weighting defined but insufficiently detailed for non-expert users
	3	Implementation rules are well defined for most aspects of the WOE assessment
	4	Implementation rules are defined in sufficient detail to permit application by non-expert users
Relevance	1	The specificity of the methodology restricts its use to specialized aspects or applications of WOE assessment for which it was developed
	2	The methodology can be applied for a limited range of aspects or applications in hazard assessment within ANSES
	3	The methodology is applicable to most aspects or applications of a broader range of assessments of hazard within ANSES
	4	The methodology is sufficiently generic to be applicable to most aspects of a broad range of assessments of hazard within ANSES
Feasibility	1	Implementation of the method is resource intensive (complexity high) and requires considerable specialized expertise and/or material resources
	2	Implementation of the method impacts moderately on resources (moderate complexity), requiring some specific training
	3	Implementation of the method impacts minimally on resources and does not require specialized training, expertise and/or material resources
	4	Implementation of the method not anticipated to impact significantly on timeframe and resources for assessment