SASH Technical Questions.pdf

Please include answers to the following questions in your response:

1. What is the optimal study design to capture SASH information within the CMV industry, particularly among drivers? FMCSA is considering a survey and interview approach, as well as potential peer reviews of findings at key milestones throughout the study. What type of study design will best characterize the nature and scope of sexual assault and sexual harassment within the CMV industry that can be used to develop appropriate countermeasures?

2. What are “best practices” or methods for categorizing gender?

3. What are best practices to consider when asking demographic questions about sexual orientation and ethnicity?

4. Are there other categories of participant demographics that would improve the study

(e.g., education, age, income, length of time in position (or in the industry), segment of the CMV industry, geographic region of operation, etc.)? Please be specific and provide rationale for including such questions, including how they may be used in characterizing the SASH problem and developing countermeasures and recommendations.

5. Who should be included (i.e., targeted stakeholders) in a SASH study for the CMV industry?

6. What options exist to best incorporate stakeholder input and feedback throughout the study (e.g., surveys, individual interviews, focus groups, or other formats)?

7. What research is available for designing and administering questions about SASH (e.g., style of questions, sequencing, repetition, phrasing, etc.)?

8. What are the best methods to capture SASH issues and trends throughout the evolution of one's career (trainee, driver, other positions across the CMV industry (e.g., manager, trainer, scheduler, safety employee, retiree, and those who have left the industry)?

9. What are the optimum methods to capture the breadth of SASH? What categories of questions should FMCSA include that will ensure a comprehensive approach to the issue?

10. What are good practices for informing stakeholders and the public at key milestones during a long study? How can FMCSA best disseminate information (e.g., literature review, preliminary results) to keep stakeholders informed without compromising the integrity of the study?

11. What costs and resources should FMCSA consider in a study of this magnitude? Are there similar studies or assessments of comparative industries that FMCSA should consider in developing the study?