Table 3.
Representative Weighting and Scoring of WRCL for 6 of 53 Candidate Sites (Phase II)
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | Site 4 | Site 5 | Site 6 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Characteristics | Score | Weighted | Score | Weighted | Score | Weighted | Score | Weighted | Score | Weighted | Score | Weighted |
| 2 | Company Size | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Company Characteristics | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Facility Location | 2 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Facility Site Independence | 3 | 24 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Health Care Costs | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 30 |
| 5 | Health Care Burden | 5 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Job Injury and Illness Rates | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Stability of Insurance | 2 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Group Health Data Availability | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Work Comp Data Availability | 1 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Maintenance of Confidentiality | 2 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Restricted Use of Health Info | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Serious Medical Conditions | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | On-site Work-Time Allocation | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | On-site Exposure Evaluation | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Participatory Process Time | 2 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Record Transparency | 3 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Accommodation to Change | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Adherence to Study Terms | 1 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 50 |
| 10 | Active Safety Committee | 2 | 20 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 50 |
| 5 | Loss Sensitive Account | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Total Score (Sum of Weighted) | 346 | 513 | 349 | 341 | 302 | 472 | |||||||
Score Key
1 = unfavorable
2 = slightly unfavorable
3 = neutral
4 = favorable
5 = very favorable
Weighting Key
1 = Low Weight
10 = High Weight