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ARTICLE 14 <br />UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT <br />14.01 The Employer will allocate sufficient funds to provide an initial allotment, and replacement <br />in accordance with Article 14.02, for trousers (style to be determined by management), shirts, <br />t -shirts, short -sleeve and long -sleeve polo shirts, shoes, hats, job shirts, jumpsuits, cap, badge <br />and name plate. The Employer also will provide protective clothing and devices; bunker coat <br />and bunker pants made of Nomex or similar material, boots, helmets, shatter -resistant face <br />shield, gloves, safety glasses for welding and metal cutting, two (2) protective hoods and any <br />other safety equipment deemed necessary by management. <br />14.02 Uniforms and protective clothing shall be worn, and devices used, in accordance with <br />District rules and this Agreement. The aforementioned items shall be replaced upon being <br />lost, or becoming worn or damaged as determined by management. Replacement items will <br />be ordered within seven (7) business days of being reported lost by the employee or <br />identified by management as worn or damaged, unless purchasing requirements necessitate <br />additional time constraints, in which case the items will be ordered as soon as reasonable <br />possible. All items to be replaced must be returned to the Department before new items will <br />be issued. Employees shall be responsible for the replacement cost for any lost items, or <br />items damaged through the employee's negligence. Whenever practical, replacement will be <br />made on the said employee's scheduled shift. <br />14.03 The Employer, upon request, will provide bed linens, consisting of pillowcases, fitted sheets <br />and flat sheets. Such linens shall be replaced on an annual basis. <br />14.04 For Fire/Rescue personnel, the following station/work uniform policy will apply: <br />A. Class B dress shirts will be worn when relieving personnel at the stations as well as <br />any planned out -of -station activity, i.e., in-service inspections, public assembly, <br />running errands, or when station tours are scheduled. <br />9 <br />P87 <br />