Video: Hose Sock Fitting Procedure
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This video forms part of Part 2 of our Technical Series on Compressor and Air Hose Safety. Click here for an outline of the entire Compressor and Hose Safety Series.
This video, by American Iron Works, describes the procedure for the correct fitting, installing and inspecting of a hose sock. Watch this video to ensure that the hose socks used on your site are correctly installed and therefore effective.
Other articles in Part 2 of the Compressor and Air Hose Safety Series
It is essential that hose socks have sufficient strength to withstand the very large forces that are exerted when an air hose or fitting fails. In this article, we examine the factors of safety of hose socks.
To be effective, hose socks must be correctly sized and fitted. In this article, we discuss a simple way to ensure that the sock is correctly sized.
A failed air hose recoils at substantial velocity and force. In this article we estimate the force exerted by the failed air hose.