Whip Stop Hose Safety Restraint Systems

The Whip Stop hose safety restraint system is designed to significantly reduce the risk of injury caused by a high pressure hose failure. 

The magnitude of force caused by a high pressure hose failure incident can lead to serious injury and can be difficult and dangerous to quickly restrain.  Additionally, spills and equipment damage can cause costly cleanup and downtime.  The whip stop hose safety restraint system, also known as a whip sock, will hold the hose in check until the operator can safely eliminate the hose pressure.

Hobble clamps (shown in red) are available for a wide variety of pipe diameters and can be custom made to specifically meet your requirements.  Shackles are available with bolt and cotter pin or carabiner option for applications where hoses need to be frequently disconnected.

Double-ear loops on both sides are available for short length hose assemblies. Custom lengths can be designed to meet your exact hose requirement.

In order to ensure that the whip stop system is completely secure, make sure that the pipe, frame, or equipment that the hobble clamp is shackled to is also capable of withstanding the maximum force that your hose failure may cause.  

The application of self fusing or rubberized tape where the end of the whip stop meets the hose is recommended when the outside diameter of the hose is within acceptable range but has a looser fit.

Please contact us for assistance in selecting a Hose Whip Stop System that will work in your application  -  Replace if a major blowout event occurs

Hobble Clamp Hose Restraints are another option for securing high pressure and large diameter hose assemblies. Commonly installed in offshore and oilfield applications to restrain hose assemblies for drilling mud, rotary, or Kelly hose, as well as on hydraulic fracturing hose lines, and 1502 pipe connections. Hobble clamp hose restraints can be designed utilizing two of the same size of hobble clamp, differing clamps, or clamp by anchor plate with shackle. Inquire with your application specifics for more details. Please include both the inside and outside diameter or the hose or pipe, for both sides being connected (be sure to measure outside diameter over any protective covering).

Shown with 4 bolt hobble clamps. (2 bolt clamps are standard in smaller diameter sizes). Hinged clamps can also be provided for ease of installation.

Shown with a 5/8” X 36 inch steel cable restraint. Chain or stainless cable / chain are available for applications in corrosive environments.

A Flange Anchor Plate is a convenient accessory to secure the Whip Stop restraint on a flanged hose installation.

Anchor to the hose assembly’s mating flange utilizing any of the flange bolts already in use (may require longer bolts to account for anchor plate thickness of 3/8 to 1/2 inch.

Three anchor plates are available to cover a range of flange diameters and Whip Stop sizes.

Whip Sock Hose Safety Restraints are highly customizable. Please contact us to design a safe and easy to install restraint system.

MSHA & OSHA Requirement Statements:

MSHA 30 CFR § 56.13021.
High-pressure hose connections

Except where automatic shutoff valves are used, safety chains or other suitable locking devices shall be used at connections to machines of high-pressure hose lines of 3/4-inch inside diameter or larger, and between high-pressure hose lines of 3/4-inch inside diameter or larger, where a connection failure would create a hazard.

OSHA 29 CFR § 1926.302(b)(1)

Pneumatic power tools shall be secured to the hose or whip by some positive means to prevent the tool from becoming accidentally disconnected.

This product is not directly approved, endorsed, or certified by MSHA or OSHA, however it is designed to meet the requirements of these organizations