Bill to extend immunity for epinephrine shots

Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign House Bill 224 extending good Samaritan civil immunity to school

bus drivers and crossing guards who administer epinephrine shots, such as the EpiPen auto-injector, to students with severe allergic reactions, a spokesman for the governor’s office said Tuesday. The drivers and crossing guards would have to complete a training program to be developed by the state Department of Health and comply with school district or bus company policies. The bill does not mandate that districts or bus companies enact so-called EpiPen policies.

Ampco-Pitt loss widens

Ampco-Pittsburgh reported a first-quarter loss of $4.8 million, or 39 cents per share, on sales of $103.5 million vs. a loss of $2.9 million, or 26 cents per share, and sales of $63.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The results reflect higher pretax interest expenses as well as $1.1 million in foreign exchange losses vs $1.2 million in foreign exchange gains in the year-ago quarter.

Calgon Carbon results

Calgon Carbon reported sharply lower first-quarter profits, as the Moon environmental products and services firm was weighed down by acquisition and reorganization charges. Net income totaled $775,000, or 2 cents per share, vs. earnings of $5.5 million, or 11 cents per share, in the yearago quarter. Sales rose 19 percent to $142.7 million, fueled by $24.2 million in new sales from an activated carbon and filtration business that Calgon Carbon acquired in November. The results include a pretax charge of $2.7 million related to acquisition expenses as well as a $2.4 million income tax charge related to a subsidiary’s reorganization.