膠管近年來(lai)，開始采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑性聚氨酯(zhi)(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能緩沖(chong)、重量(liang)輕及(ji)安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農(nong)業上排灌農(nong)田、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排泥漿，飛機(ji)(ji)、坦克、汽車及(ji)許(xu)多機(ji)(ji)械裝備中的(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)系(xi)(xi)(xi)統、氣(qi)動系(xi)(xi)(xi)統、燃油系(xi)(xi)(xi)統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作(zuo)需要較大的(de)(de)氧氣(qi)輸出量(liang)，因此與氧氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶(ping)（或氧氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便保證提供(gong)足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和(he)(he)穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防(fang)止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作(zuo)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力突(tu)然下降，此時容易發(fa)生回(hui)火(huo)，并可(ke)能倒燃進入氧氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸。在保存(cun)、運輸和(he)(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時必須注(zhu)意維(wei)護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔(jie)和(he)(he)不(bu)受損壞。例如避免陽光照(zhao)射(she)，雨(yu)雪(xue)浸(jin)淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與酸、堿、油類及(ji)其他(ta)有機(ji)(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量(liang)的(de)(de)物質接(jie)觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不(bu)小(xiao)于(yu)1m.如果由于(yu)保存(cun)和(he)(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時維(wei)護不(bu)善(shan)，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化(hua)脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出來(lai)，常常會因此引起回(hui)火(huo)爆炸事故(gu)。