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HOSE ASSEMBLY Guidelines

The NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines program provides a comprehensive set of minimum performance recommendations for the Specification, Fabrication and Design of Industrial, Composite, Hydraulic, Corrugated Metal and Fluoropolymer hose assemblies as well as additional Guides for Ducting and Custom Made Hose, all focused on ensuring hose assembly safety, quality and reliability.

The seven Hose Assembly Specification Guidelines (PDF links under each cover image, below) are available to assist hose assembly distributors, manufacturers and end-users. NAHAD recommends that end-users utilize the expertise and capabilities of a NAHAD Hose Safety Institute Distributor when purchasing or servicing their hose assembly needs.

The Hose Assembly Fabrication Guides and the Hose Assembly Design Guides are PDF tools provided specifically for use by NAHAD Hose Safety Institute Members. See Become an Institute Member on the right panel for details.

NOTE: The NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines are copyrighted documents and may not be reproduced without permission from NAHAD. Printed copies of the Hose Assembly Specification Guides are available for purchase, as noted on the right panel.

Using the PDF's

The NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines PDF's were designed to help you navigate quickly through each document. After you open the PDF by clicking one of the links below, you will notice a link in the upper left corner of each page that reads "Table of Contents"  which will provide quick access to that page whenever you wish to use it. On the Table of Contents page you may click on any section or sub-section and it will direct you to that page.  

To get the most out of the NAHAD Hose Assembly Guidelines PDF's we recommend downloading the latest version of Adobe Reader to your PC or MAC. To download the latest version of Adobe Reader please follow this link. 

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Composite Hose Spec Cover

NAHAD 600 - Composite Hose

Specification Guide

Fabrication Guide

Design Guide


Corrugated Metal Spec Cover

NAHAD 400 - Corrugated Metal Hose

Specification Guide

Fabrication Guide

Design Guide


Custom Made Hose
NAHAD 510 - Custom Hose

Specification Guide


Ducting Guide
NAHAD 520 - Ducting

Specification Guide


Fluoropolymer Hose Spec Cover
NAHAD 800 - Fluoropolymer Hose

Specification Guide

Fabrication Guide

Design Guide


Hsydraulic Spec Cover
NAHAD 700 - Hydraulic Hose

Specification Guide

Fabrication Guide

Design Guide


Industrial Hose Spec Cover
NAHAD 500 - Industrial Hose

Specification Guide

Fabrication Guide

Design Guide

Industrial Hose Interactive Selection Tool

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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."

Roger Gautreau, Safety Supervisor
Marathon Petroleum Company
Louisiana Refining Division