Mental awareness is a state of mind, and each of us experience four essential levels: unaware, aware, alert, and alarm.

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LEVEL 4: Emergency Immediate resolution of the disaster, which is usually multi-hazard, is beyond the emergency response capabilities of campus and local resources. (Example: earthquake, major hurricane, or act of terrorism that would require State and Federal assistance).

The Cooper Colour Code was first used by United States Marine Jeff Cooper and focuses on one’s correct combat mindset. There are four levels of alertness – White, Yellow, Orange and Red.

Condition White: You are totally unaware of your surroundings and totally unprepared for even the prospect of danger.

7 Ways to Improve Your Situational Awareness

1. Identify Objects Around You. Improving your situational awareness starts with being mindful about your surroundings.
2. Notice Other People.
3. Identify Entry and Exit Points.
4. Practice Prediction.
5. Stay Vigilant.
6. Trust Yourself.
7. Practice Situational Fighting Techniques.

ASSESS the effects that the hazards have on you, the people you work with, equipment, procedures, pressures and the environment. Ask yourself if you have the knowledge, training and tools to do the task safely. Do this with your supervisor. MANAGE If you feel unsafe stop working.

The Three Levels of Situational Awareness

• Level 1: Perceiving critical factors in the environment.
• Level 2: Understanding what the critical factors mean, particularly when integrated with the decision maker’s goals.
• Level 3: Understanding what may happen within the situation in the near future.
• The Shared Mental Model.