5/8/2015

Liquid Vacuum Hose Safety Whitepaper

The Association of Hose Assemblers and Distributors (NAHAD) Hose Safety Institute© has developed a new whitepaper focused on best practices for ensuring safety and reliability of liquid vacuum hose assemblies. Hose assembly safety is becoming increasingly important in many industries today, particularly in high-risk applications involving hazardous substances, high temperatures and high pressures, such as water jetting and where employee safety is crucial.

Injuries environmental impacts, regulatory actions and facility downtime due to hose failures lead to costly direct and indirect expenses, which quickly erode any top line revenue gains. In some applications hose failures can lead to environmental losses which can range from relatively minor to Reportable Quantity (RQ) levels. RQ losses can significantly impact the environment and lead to EPA or DEQ inspections, regulatory penalties, fines and work delays. 

WJTA-IMCA has obtained permission to distribute the whitepaper freely to our members. Click to view and download the final liquid vacuum hose whitepaper. For more information on NAHAD or the Hose Safety Institute, visit: www.nahad.org.

In 2014, NAHAD's Hose Safety Institute also released a whitepaper on hydroblasting hose assemblies, which was shared with WJTA-IMCA members. To view and download the whitepaper on hydroblasting hose assemblies, click here.