膠管近年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑(su)性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)(re)塑(su)性聚氨(an)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因易(yi)彎曲、能緩(huan)沖、重(zhong)量(liang)輕及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排(pai)灌(guan)農田、港灣(wan)疏浚中吸排(pai)泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車及(ji)許(xu)多機(ji)械裝(zhuang)備(bei)中的(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)(xi)統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動系(xi)(xi)統(tong)、燃(ran)油(you)系(xi)(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操(cao)作需要較大的(de)(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)輸(shu)出量(liang)，因此與氧氣(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)）閥門應(ying)全打開(kai)，以便保(bao)(bao)證(zheng)提供足(zu)夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和(he)穩(wen)定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)表雖已(yi)表示工(gong)作壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，但(dan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)力(li)突然(ran)下降，此時容易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并可能倒燃(ran)進入氧氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)(bao)存(cun)、運輸(shu)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時必須注意維護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清(qing)潔和(he)不受損壞。例如(ru)避(bi)免(mian)陽光照(zhao)射，雨雪浸(jin)淋(lin)、防止(zhi)與酸、堿、油(you)類(lei)及(ji)其(qi)他有(you)機(ji)溶劑等(deng)影(ying)響(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)的(de)(de)物質(zhi)接(jie)觸。存(cun)放溫(wen)度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱(re)(re)源(yuan)應(ying)不小于1m.如(ru)果由于保(bao)(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護(hu)不善(shan)，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的(de)(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分解出來，常常會因此引起(qi)(qi)回(hui)火爆炸事故。