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~l a ersonal vehicle that is la~~r`ti~ily encased and secured. Em lovees maybe disci lined. for violations of this ~o1i~;~T up to a~~d including termination of employment. E~v~~L~4~EE CLQT~IING It is re aired that em loyees wear clothing items s eciied by the Utility for their osition and ~.Ct~vlty dil~ll~~.~ l~ ~l'~.ll`~~'_ t1~~1~. T'~° T T~;';f;°~~or regular field workers otentially ex ©sed to electric hazards the Utility wily r~ oxide an initial issue of five fire retardant long sleeved shirts, eve fire retardant pants, and five fire retardant tee shirts per outside employee exposed to electric hazards, . As an alternative option, one fire retardant hooded fleece may be substituted for two fire retardant long sleeved shirts and sweatshirt maybe substituted for long sleeve shirt with a maximum of two. . , • . r -r - ' 1 r F ~ ~ . ~ b . ' Pro~`lded clothing may also ir~cl~lde :lineman's climbing boots, summer work boots, rubber boots, rubber overshoes, insulated winter boots, and coveralls {used for maintenance on trucks). ~:_ The utilities will issue a check to the supplier for the covered items. ~n an annual basis, tl~e Utility ~~~~ill reulace ~votn out items that have been provided by the Utility. '~~'orn out items should be turned into the Utility. The utility will also rovide and re lace the following as necessary in tl~e Utili -~s discretion: fire ret~.rdant lined and ~~nlned bib o~-eralls. lire retard~:~l~~ lined aria ~~nd hood.. fire retarcla~~t lined bo~~lbcr `acl~et. and hats ~`-i~h tl~e a pro rate en~ble~~~s ~.nd idLntitcatic~n. E~~`~SURE TO IIA~ARDflUS SUBSTANCES Any employee routinely exposed to hazardous substances or harmful physical agents as defined in the Minnesota Employee Right to Know Act e~` ~ oar rT T~ ' °~ :, ~~~~, 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~m loyee) shall provide for such training and for compliance with the~1Vlinnesota 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. EI)UCATI+~NAL ASSISTANCE POLIO