Hose industry makes big strides in safety focus

摘要

At first glance,a hose seems benign enough.At its core,a hose has a tube,reinforcement and a cover.Then you add on some couplings and fittings,and that's all there is to it.Right? Well,not exactly.Safety concerns are an enormous part of hose design and performance.Hoses can be involved in any number of potentially dangerous applications where failure can have catastrophic consequences.Whether it be in high pressure hydraulics where a rupture potentially could cause death,or used to convey dangerous chemicals where a leak could bring a variety of safety or environmental concerns,the potential stakes are enormous.Fortunately,operations in the hose sector have changed for the better in recent decades.At a recent panel discussion of hose industry veterans talking about the importance of building a safety culture,one hose company CEO told of years in the past,where there was nothing written down,except sometime some notes hastily scribbled on a napkin.The main concern was getting product out the door.