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14.01 <br />ARTICLE 14 <br />UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT <br />The Employer will allot sufficient funds per employee per year for trousers (style to be <br />determined by management), shirts, t -shirts, short -sleeve and long -sleeve polo shirts, shoes, <br />hats, windbreakers, winter jackets, jumpsuits, cap, badge and nameplate. The Employer also <br />will provide protective clothing and devices; bunker coat and bunker pants made of Nomex <br />or similar material, boots, helmets, shatter -resistant face shield, gloves, safety glasses for <br />welding and metal cutting, and any other safety equipment deemed necessary by <br />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. All items to be replaced <br />must be returned to the Department before new items will be issued. Employees shall be <br />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 <br />employee's scheduled shift. <br />14.03 The Employer will provide bed linens, consisting of pillow cases, fitted sheets and flat <br />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 A dress shirts will be worn to and from work as well as any planned <br />out -of -station activity, i.e., in-service inspections, public assembly, running <br />errands, or when station tours are scheduled. <br />B. Light gray polo shirts (poly/cotton blend) will be worn around the station <br />during vehicle and equipment checks, in -station projects, cleaning, and also <br />on emergency calls that arise during the duty day. <br />21 <br />