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Physical hazard · Aerosols

H229 — Pressurised container: May burst if heated

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: absentUN GHS: current

01 · Wording

What H229 says

Official

Pressurised container: May burst if heated.

Source

CLP Annex III · Physical hazards

Classification

Aerosols GHS chapter 2.3

Category 3 · signal word Warning

UN GHS history

Introduced in Rev.4 (2011).

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
added in Rev.4 (2011)

Added by UN GHS Rev.4 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

H229 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.

LanguageOfficial wording of H229
BG български Bulgarian Съд под налягане: може да експлодира при нагряване.
ES español Spanish Recipiente a presión: Puede reventar si se calienta.
CS čeština Czech Nádoba je pod tlakem: při zahřívání se může roztrhnout.
DA dansk Danish Beholder under tryk. Kan sprænges ved opvarmning.
DE Deutsch German Behälter steht unter Druck: Kann bei Erwärmung bersten.
ET eesti Estonian Mahuti on rõhu all: kuumenemisel võib lõhkeda.
EL ελληνικά Greek Δοχείο υπό πίεση. Κατά τη θέρμανση μπορεί να διαρραγεί.
EN English English Pressurised container: May burst if heated.
FR français French Récipient sous pression: peut éclater sous l’effet de la chaleur.
GA Gaeilge Irish Coimeádán brúchóirithe: D’fhéadfadh sé pléascadh, má théitear é.
HR hrvatski Croatian Spremnik pod tlakom: može se rasprsnuti ako se grije.
IT italiano Italian Contenitore pressurizzato: può esplodere se riscaldato.
LV latviešu Latvian Tvertne zem spiediena: karstumā var eksplodēt.
LT lietuvių Lithuanian Slėginė talpykla. Kaitinama gali sprogti.
HU magyar Hungarian Az edényben túlnyomás uralkodik: hő hatására megrepedhet.
MT Malti Maltese Kontenitur taħt pressjoni. Jista jinfaqa meta jissaħħan.
NL Nederlands Dutch Houder onder druk: kan open barsten bij verhitting.
PL polski Polish Pojemnik pod ciśnieniem: Ogrzanie grozi wybuchem.
PT português Portuguese Recipiente sob pressão: risco de explosão sob a ação do calor.
RO română Romanian Recipient sub presiune: Poate exploda daca este incalzit.
SK slovenčina Slovak Nádoba je pod tlakom: Pri zahriatí sa môže roztrhnúť.
SL slovenščina Slovenian Posoda je pod tlakom: lahko eksplodira pri segrevanju.
FI suomi Finnish Painesäiliö: Voi revetä kuumennettaessa.
SV svenska Swedish Tryckbehållare: Kan sprängas vid uppvärmning.

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.

Where H229 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.

JurisdictionBasisStatus of H229
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

Substances carrying H229

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.

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