SPECIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. All employees called upon in the course of their usual work to use air hoses in blowing off and/or vacuuming dust or metal filings shall be furnished with nose respirators and goggles by the Authority. Cloth gloves will be supplied to all spray painters and planks will be maintained on the floor in the Paint Shop at Division 3314. Full rain gear will be maintained in leak proof condition and will be made available to employees who are required to perform duties in the rain. Thermal gear, including earmuffs, will be furnished to employees in any classification while engaged in mountain work. The Authority will provide each employee up to two (2) pairs of regulation safety shoes/boots per contract year. Shoe allowance shall not exceed $130 for each pair.
SPECIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. All employees called upon in the course of their usual work to use air hoses in blowing off and/or vacuuming dust or metal filings shall be furnished with nose respirators and goggles by the Authority. Cloth gloves will be supplied to all spray painters and planks will be maintained on the floor in the Paint Shop. Full rain gear will be maintained in leak proof condition and will be made available to employees who are required to perform duties in the rain. Thermal gear, including earmuffs, will be furnished to employees in any classification while engaged in mountain work. The Authority will provide each employee up to two (2) pairs of regulation safety shoes/boots per contract year. Shoe allowance shall not exceed $180 for each pair; employees may use any remaining portion of the $180 shoe allowance for sock and/or shoe inserts. SECTION D – "ROLL-AWAY" TOOL BOXES The Authority will provide and maintain "roll-away" tool boxes for all mechanics, except bench mechanics, unless the employee elects to provide his/her own. The Authority will provide carriers equipped with casters for employee's privately-owned "roll- away" tool boxes. Carrier and casters are to remain the property of the Authority and are not to be removed from the Authority's premises. Authority will perform normal maintenance on privately-owned boxes. Painting will be restricted to any one color that the Authority has on hand. SECTION E – TOOL INSURANCE │ 2 0 2 2 - 2 0 2 4 a g r e e m e n t The Authority will provide each mechanic with tool insurance in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per incident with a fifty dollars ($50) deductible provided, however, that the employee has furnished the Division Director with an inventory of the tools in the tool box. Insurance premiums to be paid by the Authority. The Authority may choose to self-insure and, if they do so, will advise the Union President in writing. Payment to be made for a total loss or partial loss due to forcible entry providing the employee has immediately reported the incident and the top box was bolted to the roll-away.
SPECIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. At the expense of the CARRIER, the CARRIER shall equip all vehicles used for transportation with applicable safety equipment as required per local, state, and federal laws and/or as required or necessitated for specific cases, including but not limited to childcare seats and/or 5- point harnesses. The Superintendent and/or the Director of Student Services shall provide documentation itemizing special requirements where necessitated.
