Pry Bars

Non-Sparking Pry Bars & Crow Bars for Explosive and Classified Environments

Pry bars and crow bars generate significant friction and impact forces — exactly the conditions most likely to produce sparks when made from ferrous steel. In oil refineries, chemical plants, LNG terminals, grain elevators, and other hazardous locations, that risk is unacceptable. Jealco's non-sparking pry bars are manufactured by Ampco Safety Tools from beryllium copper (BeCu), ensuring that every prying, lifting, or positioning task can be performed safely even in the presence of flammable vapors or combustible dust.

BeCu pry bars combine the mechanical leverage performance expected of heavy-duty industrial tools with the spark-resistant and non-magnetic properties required by OSHA and NFPA standards for hazardous classified locations. Corrosion resistance is an added benefit in marine environments, chemical processing facilities, and outdoor industrial installations where exposure to moisture, salt, or process chemicals is common.

Available in a range of lengths and configurations to handle everything from valve cover removal and equipment positioning to structural dismantling and maintenance access, these pry bars are a critical component of any complete safety tool inventory.

Pry Bars FAQ

Why are standard steel pry bars dangerous in hazardous environments?

Steel pry bars generate friction and impact sparks when used against hard surfaces — a significant ignition risk in environments containing flammable vapors, gases, or combustible dusts. BeCu pry bars eliminate that risk by producing no ignition-capable sparks under normal use conditions.

What sizes of non-sparking pry bars are available?

Jealco carries Ampco Safety Tools BeCu pry bars in a range of lengths to suit applications from precision maintenance access in confined spaces to heavy-duty structural dismantling and equipment positioning. Contact sales@jealco.com for specific size availability.

Are these pry bars suitable for marine and offshore use?

Yes. BeCu's natural corrosion resistance makes these pry bars well suited to marine environments, offshore platforms, and other settings with high moisture, salt air, or chemical exposure.

Do non-sparking pry bars perform as well as steel?

For the prying, lifting, and positioning tasks they are designed for, BeCu pry bars provide adequate mechanical leverage and durability. They are not intended as structural demolition tools, but for industrial maintenance applications they fully meet performance expectations while providing the safety properties classified locations require.