膠管近(jin)年(nian)來，開始采(cai)用(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑性聚氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能緩沖、重量輕及安裝使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十(shi)分(fen)(fen)廣泛，如農業上排灌農田、港灣疏浚(jun)中吸排泥漿，飛機、坦克、汽車及許多(duo)機械(xie)裝備中的(de)(de)(de)液壓(ya)系(xi)統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)系(xi)統(tong)、燃油系(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割(ge)操作(zuo)需要較大的(de)(de)(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出量，因此(ci)(ci)(ci)與氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)端連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便保(bao)證提供足(zu)夠的(de)(de)(de)流量和穩(wen)定的(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)力(li)(li)(li)，防止低壓(ya)表雖(sui)已表示(shi)工(gong)作(zuo)壓(ya)力(li)(li)(li)，但使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力(li)(li)(li)突(tu)然下降(jiang)，此(ci)(ci)(ci)時(shi)容易發生回(hui)(hui)火(huo)，并可能倒燃進入氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引(yin)起(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)存、運輸和使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須注意維護(hu)，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清潔和不受(shou)損壞。例如避(bi)免陽光照射，雨(yu)雪浸淋、防止與酸、堿、油類及其他有機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量的(de)(de)(de)物質接觸。存放(fang)溫度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱源應不小(xiao)于1m.如果由于保(bao)存和使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護(hu)不善(shan)，或(huo)(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆硬，這些(xie)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫磺質被分(fen)(fen)解出來，常常會(hui)因此(ci)(ci)(ci)引(yin)起(qi)回(hui)(hui)火(huo)爆炸事故。