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Hose Safety Institute

Handbook for the Design & Specification of Hose Assemblies

The Institute’s Hose Assembly Guidelines include the HANDBOOK for the Design & Specification of Hose Assemblies and the online Fabrication and Design Guides, which together provide industry-leading performance standards for hose assembly specification, design, fabrication, handling and management. 

The HANDBOOK is the industry Guide to hose assembly safety. Access your copy of the Handbook below. 

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Hose Assembly Fabrication Guides, Version 3.0

The Composite, Corrugated Metal, Industrial, Fluoropolymer, and Hydraulic Fabrication Guides have been updated and are now available for download. The content from these Guides was used to create the Fabrication Courses now available through NAHAD Academy. The Guides are a valuable in-shop reference.  The courses are an online, interactive training tool that leads to Fabrication Certification.  

NOTE: The Institute Handbook(c) and the Fabrication Guidelines are copyrighted documents and may not be reproduced without permission from NAHAD.

 

Composite Hose

Composite Hose

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Corrugated Metal Hose

Corrugated Metal Hose

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Fluoropolymer Hose

Fluoropolymer Hose

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Hydraulic Hose

Hydraulic Hose

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Industrial Hose

Industrial Hose

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NAHAD Academy

NAHAD Academy offers members the opportunity to enhance and/or augment their on-boarding process, training and employee development programs. This solution offers employees anytime, anywhere access to online, interactive coursework.

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Institute Members gain full access to the many training, resource and marketing benefits available through the Institute.

Exams and Certificates

To support your employees' knowledge and use of the Specification and Fabrication Guidelines, NAHAD offers ten online exams

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STAMPED Form

All About STAMPED 

STAMPED is an acronym used in the industry, and considered an HSI Best Practice, to ensure the right hose is sourced and assembled to meet the application.  Seven areas of information have been identified as essential to ensuring the proper specifications are identified and met. 


Share the concept of STAMPED with your clients. Download this Informational worksheet that explains the seven areas of the required information.  

 Download STAMPED Worksheet


Need to do a short presentation on STAMPED for a client or trade group?  Download and co-brand this 15-20 minute presentation.  Use your expertise to customize the message to fit the audience.  

Download Short Presentation


You will never go wrong using STAMPED.  Download the fillable form, add your logo, save as a template, and make it available to your Team.

 Download STAMPED Form

Hose Safety Institute Members

Hose Safety Institute Members

NAHAD Distributor, Manufacturer, and Associate members who have met a stringent set of requirements demonstrating their support for, and compliance with, NAHAD’s Hose Assembly Guidelines.

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About the HSI Committee

About the HSI Committee

Get involved by joining the HSI (formally Standards) Committee. Do you believe strongly in advocating for industry best assembly practices? Then the Hose Safety Institute Committee is your home.

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