Situational awareness, as the term implies, deals with our ability to recognize and perceive factors in our immediate environment. However, because of the cognitive limitations of the human mind, even when a person is paying attention, bad things can happen. A busy baker burns a cake. A pedestrian walks into a glass door. A waiter spills a beverage on a customer. A hiding birthday party jumps out and yells "Happy Birthday," taking a person by surprise. While these problems sound...
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