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ARTICLE 15 <br />UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT <br />15.01 The Employer will allocate sufficient funds to provide an initial allotment, and <br />replacement in accordance with Article 15.02, for trousers, shirts, T-shirts, short and long sleeve <br />polo shirts, shoes, hats, job shirts, jumpsuits, cap, badge and name plate. The Employer also will <br />provide the same protective clothing and devices as provided to all members of the rank and file <br />bargaining unit. <br />15.02 Uniforms and protective clothing shall be worn, and devices used, in accordance <br />with 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 be <br />ordered within seven (7) business days of being reported lost by the employee or identified by <br />management as worn or damaged, unless purchasing requirements necessitate additional time <br />constraints, in which case the items will be ordered as soon as reasonably possible. All items to <br />be replaced must be returned to the Department before new items will be issued. Employees shall <br />be responsible for the replacement cost for any lost items, or items damaged through the <br />employee's negligence. Whenever practical, replacement will be made on the said employee's <br />scheduled shift. <br />15.03 The Employer, upon request, will provide each employee with a mattress protector. <br />15.04 The District agrees to reimburse the full cost for eye glasses and contact lenses not <br />to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) and up to One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for wrist <br />watches, damaged in the line of duty, provided that the damage was not caused by negligence, and <br />that adequate proof of such damage, the circumstances of the event, and proof of original purchase <br />price are presented to the appropriate manager and approved by the Fire Chief. <br />23 <br />