The covers in Haifa are usually made of metal

 

or concrete

 

, and their shapes are round

 

, square

 

, rectangular

 

, or elliptical

 

.
In Haifa, a hexagonal cover

 

and a cover with a shape that is difficult to define

 

were also found.
In many cases, when round covers are intended for sidewalks, they are surrounded by a square frame, which greatly facilitates the paving work around them

 

(these are in fact the majority of square covers).

The covers in Haifa are not colorful; there is a relatively large number of covers in a golden hue, mainly those manufactured by the producer “Wolfman”

 

.

Covers intended for the Haifa Municipality usually bear the municipal emblem

 

or the inscription “Haifa Municipality”

 

.
Many covers are intended for the water corporation “Mei Carmel,” which serves the city of Haifa

 

.
In Haifa there are several impressive covers that were specially designed for the Turkish Market (in the Lower City)

 

or for the Lower City

 

.
It is also possible to find old covers for neighborhoods: Va’ad Hadar HaCarmel

 

or Kiryat Haim

 

, as well as other covers from the period of the British Mandate

 

,

 

.

There are also covers intended for consumers that are not necessarily municipalities or local councils. These covers are not tied to a specific city and can be found throughout Israel. For example, covers for telecommunications companies such as Bezeq

 

and Cellcom

 

.

The purpose of the cover usually appears on it (water

 

, drainage

 

, sewage

 

, etc.), and therefore the number of covers in the “Unknown” category

 

is relatively small.

On a significant portion of the covers in Haifa, the year of manufacture appears

 

.

Generally, the design of covers in Haifa is not special and corresponds to designs typical of the manufacturer. However, as mentioned above, there are designed covers intended for the Lower City

 

.

Manufacturers
Usually, the manufacturer’s name appears on the covers, with most covers produced in Israel by several leading manufacturers - Menashe Baruch

 

, Yitzikat HaMifratz

 

, Wolfman

 

, and others.
There is a small number of covers manufactured outside Israel: the British Ham Baker

 

and the Italian MUFLE (marketed by Menashe Baruch)

 

.

Standards
Cover standards include standards unique to Israel: the Israeli Standards Institute certification mark

 

, and Standard IS 489 (equivalent to the international EN124 standard)

 

. In addition, there are the international EN124 standards

 

and the various load classes (B125 - F900)

 

. Additional standards appear mainly on covers that were not manufactured in Israel.