膠管近年來，開(kai)(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑(su)性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)熱(re)(re)塑(su)性聚(ju)氨酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能(neng)(neng)緩沖、重量輕及安裝(zhuang)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)農(nong)業上(shang)排(pai)灌(guan)農(nong)田(tian)、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸(xi)排(pai)泥漿，飛(fei)機、坦克、汽車及許多(duo)機械(xie)裝(zhuang)備中(zhong)的(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)系(xi)統、氣動系(xi)統、燃油(you)系(xi)統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)。氣割(ge)操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧氣輸出量，因(yin)此(ci)與氧氣表高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣瓶（或(huo)氧氣管(guan)道）閥門(men)應全(quan)打開(kai)(kai)，以便保證(zheng)提(ti)供足夠的(de)(de)流(liu)量和(he)(he)穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)(li)，防(fang)止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)表雖已表示工(gong)作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)(li)，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)(li)突然下降，此(ci)時容易發(fa)生(sheng)回(hui)火，并可能(neng)(neng)倒燃進入(ru)氧氣膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)而(er)引起爆炸。在(zai)保存(cun)、運輸和(he)(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)時必須注(zhu)意(yi)維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)的(de)(de)清(qing)潔和(he)(he)不(bu)受損壞。例如(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)避(bi)免陽光照射，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與酸、堿、油(you)類及其(qi)他有(you)機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)質量的(de)(de)物質接觸。存(cun)放溫度為(wei)-15～40℃，距離熱(re)(re)源應不(bu)小于(yu)1m.如(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)果由于(yu)保存(cun)和(he)(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時維護不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)日(ri)久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出來，常常會(hui)因(yin)此(ci)引起回(hui)火爆炸事故。