WAC 246-215-04228. Functionality — Equipment openings, closures and deflectors (FDA Food Code 4-204.12)

(1) A cover or lid for equipment must overlap the opening and be sloped to drain. (2) An opening located within the top of a unit of equipment that is designed for use with a cover or lid must be flanged upward at least two-tenths of an inch (five millimeters). (3) Except as specified under subsection (4) of this section, fixed piping, temperature measuring devices , rotary shafts, and other parts extending into the equipment must be provided with a watertight joint at the point where the item enters the equipmenT . (4) If a watertight joint is not provided: (a) The piping, temperature measuring devices , rotary shafts, and other parts extending through the openings must be equipped with an apron designed to deflect condensation, drips, and dust from openings into the food ; and (b) The opening must be flanged as specified under subsection (2) of this section.