Safety Chain and Whip Check
Conduct this inspection to ensure that hoses used around the rig are properly snubbed to prevent injury should the fitting fail and the hose whip out of control.
Hoses longer than 3 feet should have secondary restraint if they are:
- high pressure, high volume hoses (for example: rotary hoses, vibrating hoses, cement hoses, circulating hoses)
- compressed gas hoses (air hoses 3/4 inches and larger, nitrogen transfer / service hoses)
- energized fluid lines (steam hoses, water blasting, test pump lines)
Hose
List each hose with a description of the location and purpose so that another worker could locate it. Note on the form the: hose size and rating, clamp location, attachment point, and condition of whip checks.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
9-4. High pressure hoses, compressed gas hoses and energized fluid lines should have secondary restraints if they are longer than _____.
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