Situational Awareness for Safety
We live in a state of constant distraction - by phones, social media, and our busy lives. Being aware of your surroundings is key to staying safe. Training yourself, your family, or your employees to spot potential risks can make a big difference.
Second Sight can help you keep yourself, your family, your business, and your community safe through situational awareness. Our Situational Awareness for Safety course is available online and through in-person instructor-led training.
Awareness reduces risk.
Situational awareness is the ability to understand your surroundings, including any potential threats or hazards. This skill is essential for staying safe in everyday life, whether you're at home, at work, or out in the community.
Our Situational Awareness for Safety course teaches you ways to consistently observe the environment around you and spot things that just don’t look right. Through practical exercises, you will feel more confident in your ability to recognize risks and take the right steps to stay safe.
Based on feedback from past participants, most agreed that this course helped them feel better prepared to:
observe any environment (94.5% Instructor-Led / 98.8% Online)
look for threats (93.9% Instructor-Led / 98.7% Online)
take action and keep themselves safe (93.3% Instructor-Led / 93.1% Online)
LEARN ABOUT SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
Systematic observation is the ability to visually assess a location using a repeatable process. By understanding normal behavior, you can quickly notice when something seems off and determine whether it’s a threat.
TRAIN YOUR ORGANIZATION
We can train your entire organization, no matter the size. Train your employees to become more situationally aware and take action to stay safe. Contact us for online or instructor-led pricing for teams.
IDENTIFY POSSIBLE ACTIONS
Once you learn to recognize consistent behavior, you’ll be able to easily spot what doesn’t look right and take action to keep yourself safe.
BACKGROUND
Our training is built on the multi-million dollar “Just Doesn’t Look Right” project, funded by the Department of Defense. We have transformed these research-based techniques into practical skills anyone can use to stay safe.
PRACTICAL EXERCISES
The class includes a mix of lecture-style material, interactive videos, and practical exercises to help you implement this knowledge in the real-world.
CREDITS AND LOGISTICS
This course is designed for both individuals and organizations. All learners will be provided with a participant guide to take home and a certificate of completion.
Completion of the online course provides 1 CPE credit to maintain APP, CPP, PCI, and PSP credentials. Instructor-led training provides 2 CPE credits.
Course Bundles
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Safe Visits Bundle
Offers safety awareness and fieldwork planning training for personnel working outside of traditional workplaces.
Includes:
Situational Awareness for Safety
Best Practices in Fieldwork Safety
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Comprehensive Safety Bundle
Providing comprehensive safety awareness training for all personnel conducting fieldwork or working in traditional workplaces.
Includes:
Situational Awareness for Safety
De-Escalation: Theory to Practice
Best Practices in Fieldwork Safety
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Safe Workplaces Bundle
Providing safety awareness and de-escalation training for those working in traditional workplaces.
Includes:
Situational Awareness for Safety
De-Escalation: Theory to Practice
Related Courses
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Best Practices in Fieldwork Safety
This 2.5-hour course equips learners with essential knowledge, tools, and techniques to stay safe during fieldwork, client visits, and activities outside traditional workplace settings. It focuses on comprehensive planning strategies, environmental assessment techniques, and proactive safety practices that reduce exposure to danger in uncontrolled environments.
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De-Escalation: Theory to Practice
This 3-hour course provides participants with practical tools to de-escalate interpersonal encounters while prioritizing personal safety. It emphasizes research-based communication skills, rapport-building techniques, and influence tactics that can be applied in any workplace setting where personnel interact with potentially agitated individuals.
Why do you need training?
Listen to some of our customers.
Situational Awareness for Safety Course
Starting at $50 per participant for the online format. Contact us for pricing on instructor-led training, multi-license discounts, and subscriptions.
Learning to be situationally aware can help everyone make conscious, sound, and safe decisions. This course is available as a 1-hour online training or a 2-hour instructor-led training. Instructor-led is available virtually and in-person.
Watch this short introductory video to learn more.
In this video, you will get a quick overview of what our course covers and how it can help you or your team. You will learn what situational awareness is, why it is important, and how situational awareness training can make a difference. Discover the key concepts of this course and hear from past participants about why this training is essential for safety in today’s world.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This course is designed for anyone who wants to build a stronger foundation in personal and workplace safety — regardless of professional background. It's well-suited for general staff, frontline employees, community members, or any organization looking to establish a shared safety baseline across their team.
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You will understand how to establish a behavioral baseline in your environment, recognize meaningful deviations from that baseline, and apply a structured, repeatable observation process in everyday settings. The goal is to move from passive awareness to intentional, informed observation.
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The online version is 1 hour, and the instructor-led version is 2 hours. We recommend completing the online version in one or two focused sittings rather than all at once to support better retention.
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Yes. It's available as a self-paced online course through our learning management system, as well as in an instructor-led format for organizations that want facilitated delivery.
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Yes. Situational Awareness for Safety is the entry point to our personal safety training offerings.
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No. This course is recommended for those outside of the security and law enforcement communities. We recommend our Threat Observation course or Threat Awareness program.
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Yes. Learners who successfully complete the course receive a certificate of completion.
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Situational Awareness for Safety is the entry point to our Personal and Workplace Safety training path and a prerequisite for Best Practices in Fieldwork Safety. It can also be paired or bundled with De-Escalation: Theory to Practice for organizations looking to build a more comprehensive personal and workplace safety foundation across their team.