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- Vehicle, equipment, or property damage accidents. Immediately report to your supervisor all damage to Utilities property. The supervisor should submit documentation regarding the incident to the Utilities' Office Manager within twenty-four(24)hours of the time of the damage or accident. A copy of the Minnesota Motor Vehicle Accident Report must be submitted for all vehicle accidents. The Utilities will provide necessary safety equipment to employees. This may include: • One pair of safety glasses at the time of employment. The employee shall provide the correct prescription for the safety glasses. • The Utilities will pay the cost of new safety lenses, upon a change in the prescription. If needed, frames will be replaced as needed contingent upon supervisor approval. • Safety glasses that are broken or damaged while the employee is on the job will be replaced by the Utilities. 13. EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES Any employee routinely exposed to hazardous substances or harmful physical agents as defined in the Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act (MINN. STAT. § 182.675) shall be trained before being assigned or reassigned work exposing the employee to such substances or agents and shall be given training annually thereafter. Training shall include an explanation of how and where information about hazards is stored in the work place, how the hazards are labeled, and where to obtain specific information. The supervisor(or other designated employee) shall provide for such training and for compliance with the Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act, including the establishment of specific policies to insure compliance with the state law and regulations. An employee acting in good faith has the right to refuse to work under conditions which the employee reasonably believes present an imminent danger of death or serious physical harm to the employee. 14. SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION The Utilities intends to establish and maintain a safe and productive business environment and to prevent interference with the work of its employees. This policy prohibits solicitation and the distribution of literature on Utilities property by non-employees. In addition, this policy addresses the limited circumstances under which solicitation and the distribution of literature on Utilities property by employees will be permitted, and it addresses the wearing and display of items, posting material on Utilities bulletin boards, and certain uses of the Utilities' computer, email, and other resources. The term solicitation means any oral or electronic communication that encourages, advocates, demands, or requests any position or action or contribution of money, time, 10 November 2015 March 2017 128