膠管近(jin)年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑性聚氨(an)酯(zhi)(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易(yi)彎曲、能(neng)緩(huan)沖、重量輕(qing)及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣(guang)泛，如農業(ye)上排灌農田、港灣疏浚中吸排泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及(ji)許(xu)多(duo)機(ji)(ji)械裝(zhuang)備(bei)中的(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)(xi)統、氣(qi)(qi)動系(xi)(xi)統、燃油(you)系(xi)(xi)統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)許(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大(da)的(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)輸(shu)出量，因(yin)此與氧氣(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)端(duan)連接(jie)的(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全(quan)打開(kai)，以(yi)便保(bao)(bao)證提供足(zu)夠的(de)流量和穩定的(de)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，防止低(di)壓(ya)(ya)表雖已表示(shi)工作壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，但(dan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)突然下降，此時(shi)(shi)容易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并可能(neng)倒(dao)燃進入氧氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引(yin)起(qi)爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)(bao)存(cun)(cun)、運輸(shu)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)(shi)必(bi)須注意維護，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔和不受損壞。例如避免陽光照射，雨雪(xue)浸(jin)淋(lin)、防止與酸、堿(jian)、油(you)類及(ji)其他有機(ji)(ji)溶劑等影響(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質量的(de)物質接(jie)觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫(wen)度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不小于(yu)1m.如果由(you)于(yu)保(bao)(bao)存(cun)(cun)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)維護不善，或(huo)(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)日(ri)久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)硫磺(huang)質被分解出來，常(chang)常(chang)會因(yin)此引(yin)起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸(zha)事故。