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TÜV AUSTRIA Websites > TÜV AUSTRIA English > Solution > Industry > Plant Safety: What-If & SWIFT Solution: Plant Safety: What-If & SWIFT Guidance Testing & Inspection Solution: Plant Safety: What-If & SWIFT What-If & SWIFT In which region do you need this solution? Austria Romania Cyprus Switzerland Germany Turkey Greece Spain Italy Belgium English Czech Republic Poland Slovenia Albania Portugal United Kingdom Accreditation All accreditations ""What-if" is a brainstorming method asking a number of questions starting with the phrase “what if” to identify possible hazards." Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Doktor +43 5 0454 6137 Send email Deutschstraße 10 1230 Wien Österreich Save to My Bundle Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Doktor Save to My Bundle Vertrieb Industry & Energy +43 5 0454 1700 Send email Deutschstraße 10 1230 Wien Save to My Bundle Vertrieb Industry & Energy Save to My Bundle TÜV AUSTRIA GMBH Region: Österreich +43 5 0454 0 Send email Deutschstraße 10 1230 Wien Österreich Save to My Bundle TÜV AUSTRIA GMBH Save to My Bundle The What-if Technique is a very flexible brainstorming method. It involves asking a number of questions starting with the phrase “what if” so as to identify possible hazards. However, since no topics or question words are given, the outcome depends strongly on the team’s experience. That is why this is often combined with a predefined catalogue of topics (SWIFT). The SWIFT (Structured What-If Technique) was originally developed as a simpler alternative to HAZOP analysis. It is a systematic, team-based procedure in which the missing structure of the What-If procedure is compensated by topic catalogues tailored to the respective application. For less complex plants, the SWIFT can be an alternative to HAZOP method. However, using both methods in combination can also be advantageous. In such cases, for example, SWIFT covers hazards at the general plant level, while HAZOP addresses process hazards specifically. More Tags: AOJ II 309/2004 Assembly evaluation Bow-Tie Cellulose Chemistry Directive 1999/92/EC Energy supplier EX Explosion safety FMEA FMECA Food Food industry Hazard analysis HAZOP Industry LOPA Machinery Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)Paper Petrochemistry Pharmaceuticals industry Plant safety Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU QRA Recycling Risk analysis SEVESO Steel SWIFT Trade Regulations Act (AOJ I 88/2000)VEXAT Waste recycling Related solutions from the same sector: Machinery Common Criteria \| ISO/IEC 15408 Industry Show more Save to My Bundle Calibration: Pressure and Temperature Industry Show more Save to My Bundle Submissions for official procedures Industry Show more Save to My Bundle TÜV AUSTRIA Academy International Course Program 2023 Industry Show more Save to My Bundle All Solutions Discover more sectors: Agriculture Automotive Certification Communications Technology Construction & Real Estate Electronics Energy Foodstuffs Health & Medicine Industry IT & Security Leisure & Entertainment Municipalities Science & Research Sports & Fitness Sustainability Tourism Trade & Commerce Transport & Traffic
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Solution: Plant Safety: What-If & SWIFT

The What-if Technique is a very flexible brainstorming method. It involves asking a number of questions starting with the phrase “what if” so as to identify possible hazards. However, since no topics or question words are given, the outcome depends strongly on the team’s experience. That is why this is often combined with a predefined catalogue of topics (SWIFT).

The SWIFT (Structured What-If Technique) was originally developed as a simpler alternative to HAZOP analysis. It is a systematic, team-based procedure in which the missing structure of the What-If procedure is compensated by topic catalogues tailored to the respective application.

For less complex plants, the SWIFT can be an alternative to HAZOP method. However, using both methods in combination can also be advantageous. In such cases, for example, SWIFT covers hazards at the general plant level, while HAZOP addresses process hazards specifically.