What is Situational Awareness?

 Are you aware of your surroundings?

Could you easily detect abnormalities and quickly decide what to do in the event of violence?

Situational awareness is the act of paying attention to what’s going on around you. It sounds simple, but with the many distractions in our lives – phones, earbuds, colleagues, visitors, and more – being aware of your surroundings can be difficult.

How can you improve your situational awareness? Monitor your environment and create a baseline of what’s normal; from then on, you can more easily distinguish what might be out of place at any given time. Scan the environment and be aware of anomalies. These include things like volume of voice, distance between people, open or closed doors, abnormal lighting, people you don’t recognize, and people’s body language. If you see an anomaly, monitor the situation to see if it’s violent or it escalates.

See ways situational awareness can help you in a violent situation.

Monitor your surroundings with workplace violence training

Enhance safety and preparedness by taking TPOP’s training on workplace violence prevention, verbal de-escalation, and active shooter preparedness. You’ll learn ways to identify signs of violence, practice situational awareness, how to keep your focus, and how to create a plan of action before you need one.

Our course is taught by internationally recognized industry experts from the FBI, DHS, law enforcement, SWAT, EMS, and criminal psychology. TPOP’s co-founder, William F. Flynn, helped to develop and popularize the policy of “If you see something, say something” and the “Run, Hide, Fight” active shooter survival methodology recommended by national security agencies.

“This course presents all of the content in easily grasped and remembered ways. I find myself recalling elements months later. Well done.”

If you’re ready to prepare yourself, call us today at 833-723-3893 to discuss your training needs.