Physical hazard · Desensitised explosives
H208 — Fire hazard; increased risk of explosion if desensitising agent is reduced
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.
01 · Wording
What H208 says
Fire hazard; increased risk of explosion if desensitising agent is reduced.
CLP Annex III · Physical hazards
Desensitised explosives GHS chapter 2.17
Category 4 · pictogram GHS02 (flame) · signal word Warning
Introduced in Rev.6 (2015).
Added by UN GHS Rev.6 and unchanged through Rev.11 (2025). Jurisdictions that sit on an earlier revision do not have this code at all.
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
H208 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 H208 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Опасност от пожар; повишен риск от експлозия при понижено съдържание на десенсибилизиращ агент. |
| ES español Spanish | Peligro de incendio; mayor riesgo de explosión si se reduce el agente insensibilizante. |
| CS čeština Czech | Nebezpečí požáru; zvýšené nebezpečí výbuchu, sníží-li se objem znecitlivujícího prostředku. |
| DA dansk Danish | Brandfare; øget risiko for eksplosion, hvis det desensibiliserende middel reduceres. |
| DE Deutsch German | Gefahr durch Feuer; erhöhte Explosionsgefahr wenn das Desensibilisierungsmittel reduziert wird. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Süttimisoht; desensibilisaatori vähenemise korral suurenenud plahvatusoht. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Κίνδυνος πυρκαγιάς· αυξημένος κίνδυνος έκρηξης εάν μειωθεί ο παράγοντας απευαισθητοποίησης. |
| EN English English | Fire hazard; increased risk of explosion if desensitising agent is reduced. |
| FR français French | Danger d'incendie; risque accru d'explosion si la quantité d'agent désensibilisateur est réduite. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Guais dóiteáin; baol méadaithe pléasctha má laghdaítear an dí-íogróir. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Opasnost od vatre; povećan rizik od eksplozije ako je smanjen udio desenzitirajućeg agensa. |
| IT italiano Italian | Pericolo d'incendio; maggior rischio di esplosione se l'agente desensibilizzante è ridotto. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Ugunsbīstamība; ja desensibilizācijas līdzekļa daudzums samazinājies, palielinās eksplozijas risks. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Gaisro pavojus; sumažėjus desensibilizacijos veiksnio poveikiui kyla didesnė sprogimo rizika. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Tűz veszélye; fokozott robbanásveszély a deszenzibilizáló szer csökkenésével. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Periklu ta' nar; riskju ikbar ta' splużjoni jekk l-aġent disensitizzanti jitnaqqas. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Gevaar voor brand; toegenomen ontploffingsgevaar als de ongevoeligheidsagens wordt verminderd. |
| PL polski Polish | Zagrożenie pożarem; zwiększone ryzyko wybuchu jeśli zawartość środka odczulającego została zmniejszona. |
| PT português Portuguese | Perigo de incêndio; risco acrescido de explosão se houver redução do agente dessensibilizante. |
| RO română Romanian | Pericol de incendiu; risc sporit de explozie dacă se reduce agentul de desensibilizare. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Nebezpečenstvo požiaru; zvýšené riziko výbuchu, ak sa zníži obsah desenzibilizačného činidla. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Nevarnost za nastanek požara; povečana nevarnost eksplozije, če se zmanjša vsebnost desenzibilizatorja. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Palovaara; suurentunut, jos flegmatointitekijää vähennetään. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Fara för brand, ökad explosionsrisk om det okänsliggörande ämnet minskas. |
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 H208 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 H208 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | not in this system |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · Substances
Substances carrying H208
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).
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.