Physical hazard · Explosives

H202 — Explosive, severe projection hazard

Physical hazard statements describe what the substance itself can do — explode, ignite, react, corrode metal. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.

EU CLP: currentUS OSHA HazCom: currentUS HazCom 2012: currentUN GHS: withdrawn

01 · Wording

What H202 says

Official

Explosive, severe projection hazard.

Source

CLP Annex III · Physical hazards

Classification

Explosives GHS chapter 2.1

Category 1.2 · pictogram GHS01 (exploding bomb) · signal word Danger

UN GHS history

Deleted from UN GHS in Rev.9 (2021) — still current in CLP.

Rev.3 2009

Rev.4 2011

Rev.5 2013

Rev.6 2015

Rev.7 2017

Rev.8 2019

Rev.9 2021

Rev.10 2023

Rev.11 2025

deleted in Rev.9 (2021)

UN GHS Rev.9 marked this code [Deleted]. EU CLP has not followed: the code is legally current on an EU label today. This is the single most common reason a code looks wrong in one reference and right in another.

The UN replacement is H209, a code that is not part of EU CLP.

Nine editions of the UN model text, 86 hazard statements, 19 of which ever moved. Read the full story in what changed in UN GHS Rev.11.

02 · Languages

H202 in the 24 official EU languages

A label put on the market in an EU country must carry the wording of that country's own language version of CLP — not a translation of the English one. These 24 lines are quoted from the consolidated regulation, Annex III, and are the text to print.

Language	Official wording of H202
BG български Bulgarian	Експлозив; сериозна опасност от разпръскване.
ES español Spanish	Explosivo; grave peligro de proyección.
CS čeština Czech	Výbušnina; vážné nebezpečí zasažení částicemi.
DA dansk Danish	Eksplosiv, alvorlig fare for udslyngning af fragmenter.
DE Deutsch German	Explosiv; große Gefahr durch Splitter, Spreng- und Wurfstücke.
ET eesti Estonian	Plahvatusohtlik; suur laialipaiskumisoht.
EL ελληνικά Greek	Εκρηκτικό· σοβαρός κίνδυνος εκτόξευσης.
EN English English	Explosive, severe projection hazard.
FR français French	Explosif; danger sérieux de projection.
GA Gaeilge Irish	Pléascach, guais throm teilgin.
HR hrvatski Croatian	Eksplozivno; velika opasnost od rasprskavanja.
IT italiano Italian	Esplosivo; grave pericolo di proiezione.
LV latviešu Latvian	Sprādzienbīstams; augsta izmetes bīstamība.
LT lietuvių Lithuanian	Sprogios medžiagos, kelia didelį išsvaidymo pavojų.
HU magyar Hungarian	Robbanóanyag; kivetés súlyos veszélye.
MT Malti Maltese	Splussiv, periklu serju ta' projezzjoni.
NL Nederlands Dutch	Ontplofbare stof, ernstig gevaar voor scherfwerking.
PL polski Polish	Materiał wybuchowy, poważne zagrożenie rozrzutem.
PT português Portuguese	Explosivo, perigo grave de projecções.
RO română Romanian	Exploziv; pericol grav de proiectare.
SK slovenčina Slovak	Výbušnina, závažné nebezpečenstvo rozletenia úlomkov.
SL slovenščina Slovenian	Eksplozivno, velika nevarnost za nastanek drobcev.
FI suomi Finnish	Räjähde; vakava sirpalevaara.
SV svenska Swedish	Explosivt. Allvarlig fara för splitter och kaststycken.

Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex III. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic. Irish is one of the 24 official languages and its H and P texts are printed inside the multilingual Annex tables, but no consolidated CLP has ever been published in Irish — which is why an Irish-primary label cannot be built here.

03 · Legal status

Where H202 is current

GHS is a United Nations model text, revised every two years, and each jurisdiction adopts a revision on its own timetable. A code can be legally current in one system and deleted in another — that is normal, not an error.

Jurisdiction	Basis	Status of H202
EU CLP	Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 CLP Annex IV, Part 2 (consolidated)	Current
US OSHA HazCom	29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C UN GHS Rev.7 (final rule of 20 May 2024)	Current
US HazCom 2012	legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3	Current
UN GHS	Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3	withdrawn Current equivalent: H209.

Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS

04 · Substances

Substances carrying H202

No substance with a harmonised classification in CLP Annex VI carries this code. That does not mean it is unused — suppliers apply it to their own mixtures.

All hazard statements

The full list of H-codes with the jurisdiction switch lives on the hazard statements hub. For what to do about the hazard, see precautionary statements (P-codes).

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Wording quoted from the regulation named above. Substance counts come from harmonised classifications in CLP Annex VI — the statements on a real product also depend on the supplier's own classification. Always check the supplier safety data sheet.