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ARTICLE 14 UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT 14.01 The Employer will allocate sufficient funds to provide an initial allotment, and replacement in accordance with Article 14.02, for trousers (style to be determined by management), shirts, t -shirts, short -sleeve and long -sleeve polo shirts, shoes, hats, job shirts, jumpsuits, cap, badge and name plate. The Employer also will provide protective clothing and devices; bunker coat and bunker pants made of Nomex or similar material, boots, helmets, shatter - resistant face shield, gloves, safety glasses for welding and metal cutting, two (2) protective hoods and any other safety equipment deemed necessary by management. 14.02 Uniforms and protective clothing shall be worn, and devices used, in accordance with District rules and this Agreement. The aforementioned items shall be replaced upon being lost, or becoming worn or damaged as determined by management. Replacement items will be ordered within seven (7) business days of being reported lost by the employee or identified by management as worn or damaged, unless purchasing requirements necessitate additional time constraints, in which case the items will be ordered as soon as reasonably possible. All items to be replaced must be returned to the Department before new items will be issued. Employees shall be responsible for the replacement cost for any lost items, or items damaged through the employee's negligence. Whenever practical, replacement will be made on the said employee's scheduled shift. 1.4.03 The Employer, upon request, will provide bed linens, consisting of pillow cases, fitted sheets and flat sheets. Such linens shall be replaced on an annual basis. 14.04 The District agrees to reimburse the full cost for eye glasses and contact lenses not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and up to One Hundred Dollars ($1"00.00) for wrist watches, damaged in the line of duty, provided that the damage was not caused by negligence, and that adequate proof of such.damage, the circumstances of the event, and proof of original purchase price are presented to the appropriate supervisor and.approved by the Emergency Services Director. MR)