Best Practices
The NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines provide recommended procedures for fabricating hose assemblies designed to meet minimum safety, quality and reliability performance. As part of this effort, NAHAD identifies and provides Best Industry Practices and guidance related to hose assembly specification, installation and maintenance, as well as Distributor business processes and technical procedures of value to end users.
NAHAD welcomes submissions of best practice recommendations, case studies, video demonstrations and white papers that would be helpful to end-users in optimally managing the life cycles of their hose assemblies, safety practices, maintenance issues, etc. Please send any submissions to Debbie Mitchell (dmitchell@nahad.org.)
NAHAD Hose Safety Institute Members also have access to Hose Assembly Fabrication and Design Guidelines and additional best practice information, supporting their capabilities in meeting the needs of their customers.
Case Studies
Case studies illustrate situations where application of the Hose Assembly Guidelines have resulted in cost savings, or mitigation of risk for end-users.
Checklists & Procedures
Checklists and procedures represent tools available both to distributors and/or end-users of hose assemblies to ensure adherence to the Hose Assembly Guidelines recommendations.
Videos
Videos help educate viewers on potential problems associated with hose failures, why adherence to the NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines is important, and the disastrous side effects of hose failures.
White Papers
White papers address best industry practices across a variety of topics, emerging issues and trends, or other topics of interest to those involved with hose assembly safety, quality and reliability.
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"Marathon Petroleum Company's Garyville, LA refinery requires that suppliers of utility hoses comply with NAHAD's Assembly Guidelines. NAHAD's commitment to hose assembly safety directly supports Marathon's quality standards."
