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Slips, trips, and falls (STFs) are the second most common form of injuries across all types of industries. These injuries account for workers missing an average of 38...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/how-emotion-drives-safety-preventing-slips-trips-and-falls) ## [12/8/2022 Developing Your Ability to Listen “Pay Attention!” “Be aware of what’s going on around you!” “Listen!” How many times did you hear these words when you were growing up? Little did we know, we were developing our sense of situational...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/situational-awareness-developing-your-ability-to-listen) ## [12/5/2022 Knowing When to Act in Dangerous Situations “It’s not knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know.” -Tony Robbins The words of Tony Robbins, the famed motivational speaker, remind us of an important factor in using situational awareness...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/knowing-when-to-act-in-dangerous-situations) ## [10/26/2022 Pressing Pause at Work: Prevent Incidents by Observing Your Surroundings “It’s not polite to stare!” is something we were probably told by our parents when we were younger. While this applies in many social situations, realistically if we follow this instruction in...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/pressing-pause-at-work-prevent-incidents-by-observing-your-surroundings) ## [10/26/2020 Situational Awareness and Safety: Orienting to Your Environment A basic survival skill our ancestors used was orienting themselves in relation to their surroundings. They did so for a variety of reasons, including to assess a prey animal’s position and distance...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/situational-awareness-and-safety-orienting-to-your-environment) ## [9/26/2019 Reduce Claims by Increasing Situational Awareness Have you ever been walking down the street looking at your mobile phone -- perhaps reading emails or scrolling social media -- and then suddenly looked around and wondered how you got to where you...](https://blog.amequity.com/longshore-insider/article/reduce-claims-by-increasing-situational-awareness) Subscribe to our newsletter [Get started](https://www.amequity.com/join-our-mailing-list) ALMA Member Resources [Report a Claim](https://www.amequity.com/report-a-claim) [Review Your Claims Online](https://live.origamirisk.com/Origami/Account/Login?account=AEU&returnUrl=/Origami) [MEMBER WEBSITE](https://www.amequity.com/log-in) ![Amequity](https://blog.amequity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Amequity_Feb2022/images/AEU-logo-white.png?width=129&name=AEU-logo-white.png "Amequity") - [![linkedin-icon](https://blog.amequity.com/hubfs/linkedin-icon.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-equity-underwriters/) - [![facebook-icon](https://blog.amequity.com/hubfs/facebook-icon.png)](https://www.facebook.com/AmericanEquityUnderwriters/) - [About AEU](https://www.amequity.com/who-we-are) - [Coverage](https://www.amequity.com/coverage) - [Blog & Podcast](https://blog.amequity.com/) - [Contact Us](https://www.amequity.com/contact) © 2025 The American Equity Underwriters, Inc.  All rights reserved.  /   [**Terms & Conditions**](https://www.amequity.com/terms-conditions)  /   [**Privacy**](https://www.amequity.com/privacy-policy)