U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Communications
Washington, D.C.
www.osha.gov
For Immediate Release
August 8, 2018
Contact: Office of Communications
Phone: 202-693-1999
U.S. Department of Labor Extends Some Compliance Dates
For General Industry Beryllium Standard
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a final rule to extend the compliance date for specific ancillary requirements of the general industry beryllium standard to Dec. 12, 2018.
This extension affects provisions for methods of compliance, beryllium work areas, regulated areas, personal protective clothing and equipment, hygiene facilities and practices, housekeeping, communication of hazards, and recordkeeping. This compliance date extension does not affect the compliance dates for other requirements of the general industry beryllium standard.
OSHA has determined that the extension will maintain essential safety and health protections for workers while the agency prepares a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify certain provisions of the beryllium standard that would maintain the standard’s worker safety and health protections, and address employers’ compliance burdens.
OSHA began enforcing the new permissible exposure limits for general industry, construction, and shipyards, and the general industry provisions for exposure assessment, respiratory protection, medical surveillance, and medical removal on May 11, 2018. Those requirements are unaffected by this rule. Any provisions for which the standard already establishes compliance dates in 2019 (change rooms and showers) or 2020 (engineering controls) are also unaffected by this rule.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to help ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
William Oross, 49 of North Brunswick, NJ - dead. Phyliss Kocheran, 52, of South River was the operator of a blue 2011
Jeep Wrangler which struck the victim on Pulawski Avenue at 11:17am on
May 3rd.
Woman admits she was driving drunk when she killed worker
The Associated Press
August 07, 2018
SOUTH RIVER, N.J.
A woman who admitted she was driving drunk when she struck and killed a recycling company employee earlier this year has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.
Middlesex County prosecutors will recommend that Phyllis Kocheran receive a six-year state prison term when she's sentenced Oct. 18. The 52-year-old South River woman entered her plea Tuesday.
Authorities say 49-year-old William Oross, of North Brunswick, was working for a private company when he was struck on May 3 in South River. He was taken to a hospital but died there a short time later.
The cause of death was blunt force injuries.
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More Charges For South River Woman Accused Of Killing Man In DWI
Phyllis Kocheran, a 52-year-old South River woman, is charged with killing this recycling collector while she was allegedly driving drunk.
By Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff
May 16, 2018
SOUTH RIVER, NJ —
A South River woman who was charged earlier this month with hitting and killing a recycling collector while she was allegedly driving drunk has now been hit with more serious charges:
Phyllis Kocheran, 52, of South River, is now charged with reckless manslaughter in the second degree and vehicular homicide in the second degree, the Middlesex County prosecutor's office announced Tuesday.
As Patch reported, she has already been charged with driving while intoxicated in the fatal accident, which occurred Thursday, May 3 at 11:17 in the morning. South River detectives say that Kocheran was driving a blue 2011 Jeep Wrangler on Pulawski Avenue in South River when she struck William Oross, who was picking up recycling in the area at the time. The 49-year-old North Brunswick man worked for Solterra recycling company.
Oross was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital after he was hit, but was pronounced dead from his injuries at the hospital, police said. An autopsy revealed he died of blunt force impact from being hit by the Jeep.
Kocheran was held Tuesday at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center pending her detention hearing, which was pushed back to this Friday, May 18 in New Brunswick.
Oross, known as "Wild Bill" to his friends and family, was remembered in a loving obituary as an avid fisherman who lived life by a unique motto: "Loved by few, hated by many, respected by all." Oross lived much of his life in Spotswood before recently moving to North Brunswick.
The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Guiamano at (732) 238-1000, or Detective Morris (732) 745-4194.
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headquartered in Ewing, NJ, is a leading provider of non-hazardous
solid waste, organic waste and recycling collection throughout central
and northern New Jersey and the Philadelphia market. We provide
non-hazardous solid waste, organic waste and recycling collection to
over 30 municipalities, 400,000 residential households and 2,000
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as the Philadelphia metropolitan area. We provide exceptional,
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Shell Fined £60,000 After Worker Injured on Oil Platform
Published in Oil Industry News on Tuesday, 7 August 2018
Oil firm Shell has been fined £60,000 after a technician was seriously injured offshore.
The worker was struck by a cylinder on the Brent Delta platform on November 10, 2014.
Shell UK admitted a health and safety breach and was issued the fine on Friday, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard how a technician rolled what he thought was an empty gas cylinder along the floor and took off the protective cap before realizing it was fully charged.
The trigger mechanism activated and the force of the gas released caused him to drop the cylinder to the floor.
The cylinder and valve became projectiles, which struck and severely injured a second technician.
HSE found the company failed to ensure risks associated with the handling of pressurised cylinders were eliminated.
The company also failed to remove pressurized cylinders which were not suitable for use in a safe and secure manner and to ensure appropriate information was provided in respect of the handling and use of energized gas cylinders, HSE said.
HSE inspector David Josiah said: "This incident could so easily have been avoided by simply carrying out correct control measures and safe working practices.
"Companies should be aware that HSE will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action against those that fall below the required standard."Source: stv.tv
Four questions and answers after deadly Bologna truck explosion
The Local
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@thelocalitaly
7 August 2018
The fireball took nearly two hours to extinguish. Photo: Italian fire service
UPDATED: One person was reported killed and around 100 injured after a deadly explosion in Bologna, northeastern Italy on Monday afternoon. Here's what we know so far.
What happened?
A tanker truck exploded after a collision with another truck on Monday afternoon, sending a fireball flying across a busy motorway.
It took place in the Borgo Panigale area, close to Bologna airport, and the entire area was filled with flames and black smoke, with the high temperatures and heavy debris destroying cars at a nearby dealership and smashing windows of nearby buildings.
"I was here (at a nearby restaurant) for work... at a certain point we heard a violent blast, i thought it was a terrorist attack," Marco Rosadini, whose car was trapped under the flyover, told the daily La Repubblica. "After the explosion the roof of the restaurant started to collapse. I looked outside and I felt like I was looking at a wall of fire."
The Italian police video below, which may be upsetting to some viewers, shows the explosion as it happened.
The images of the dynamics of the serious incident which involved a vehicle transporting flammablle substances. Investigation underway.
Who were the victims?
One person has been confirmed dead and there are at least 100 injured, according to Bologna newspaper Il Resto del Carlino on Tuesday morning. Italian media named the victim as 42-year-old Andrea Anzolin, reportedly the driver of the truck which exploded. This confirmation came after the Bologna prefecture had earlier said there had been two deaths.
Most of the injured suffered burns, with some hurt by pieces of debris and glass sent flying by the explosion. Several were members of Italy's emergency services, including around a dozen police officers.
Dozens of residents were evacuated from their homes overnight after the blast.
What caused the accident?
The blast was triggered when the tanker truck collided with another truck, and that caused a partial collapse of the flyover onto a road below.
Police officers told TV news channel Sky TG24 that the extremely high temperatures from the fire and the blast caused the road to collapse.
What has the response been?
Firefighters were quickly on the scene but it took nearly two hours to extinguish the fireball. A section of the A14 motorway was closed to traffic temporarily, but was reopened on Tuesday morning. The city's airport, located nearby, reported that there was no impact on air traffic or flight scheduling, but travellers departing from Bologna should allow extra time to reach the airport by road.
A video taken from a fire service helicopter as firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze and secure the area.
Several teams of firefighters and two helicopters responded to the accident, and the Bologna prosecutor has opened an inquiry.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte was in Bologna on Tuesday visiting some of the most seriously injured and looking at the scene of the accident.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Danilo Toninelli said in a tweet the government was working to find out "the whole truth about this very serious incident".
Toninelli has also said he will look into whether the rules about transportation of dangerous materials were adhered to in this case, and whether any changes need to be made to make the roads safer.
Meanwhile, authorities were on Tuesday carrying checks on the stability of local buildings and analyzing the fumes from the explosion, though initial reports said there were "no polluting chemical agents" in the fumes.
"Bologna knows how to act and react; this is the strength of our city," said Virginio Merola, mayor of the city which only a few days earlier had commemorated the anniversary of Italy's deadliest postwar attack, the bombing of its train station.
Oilfield worker Travis Burch, 36, of Dexter City, Ohio, died at a oil well site Monday afternoon near Newcomerstown.
August 7, 2018
NEWCOMERSTOWN, OHIO
The Coshocton County, Ohio Coroner’s Office is looking into the cause of death of a Noble County man who was found unresponsive at a oil well site Monday afternoon near Newcomerstown.
Deputies were called to 6075 State Route 36 SW in Oxford Township at 6:22 p.m. Witnesses reported that Travis Burch, 36, of Dexter City, Ohio, walked behind an oil rig he was working at, and came back to the front stumbling. Burch then collapsed and was unresponsive.
EMTs were called to the scene. They found that Burch had little to no pulse. He was then transported to Coshocton Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Written statements were taken from all of his co-workers who were present.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been called to investigate, but Sheriff Orvis Campbell said there were no obvious signs that it was an industrial accident. Foul play is not suspected.
