Prevention · precautionary statement
P250 — Do not subject to grinding, shock or friction.
Prevention statements describe how to keep the harm from happening at all. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P250 says
Do not subject to grinding/shock/friction/… . The wording is incomplete on purpose. Which forms of rough handling apply — grinding, shock, friction, and anything else the supplier adds.
Do not subject to grinding, shock or friction. How it usually reads on a label. We show it separately rather than presenting a filled-in blank as the regulation's own text.
Prevention · GHS revision 9
Reading the official wording. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies. · A slash offers a choice, as in POISON CENTER/doctor.
Does your label need P250? That depends on the hazard classes of your product, on whether it goes to the public or to professionals, and on what else is already on the label — Annex IV column 5 lets one statement remove another. Work it out from a classification →
02 · Languages
P250 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 IV, and are the text to print.
| Language | Official wording of P250 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Да не се подлага на стържене/удар/триене… |
| ES español Spanish | Evitar abrasiones/choques/fricciones/… . |
| CS čeština Czech | Nevystavujte obrušování/nárazům/tření/… . |
| DA dansk Danish | Må ikke udsættes for slibning/stød/gnidning/…. |
| DE Deutsch German | Nicht schleifen/stoßen/reiben/… . |
| ET eesti Estonian | Hoida kriimustamise/põrutuse/hõõrdumise/… eest. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Να αποφεύγεται άλεση/κρούση/τριβή/… . |
| EN English English | Do not subject to grinding/shock/friction/… . |
| FR français French | Éviter les abrasions/les chocs/les frottements/… . |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Ná nocht do mheilt/do thurraing/do fhrithchuimilt/… . |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Ne izlagati mrvljenju/udarcima/trenju/… |
| IT italiano Italian | Evitare le abrasioni/gli urti/gli attriti/… . |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Nepakļaut drupināšanai/triecienam/berzei/… . |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Nešlifuoti/netrankyti/…/netrinti. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Tilos csiszolásnak/ütésnek/súrlódásnak/… kitenni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Tissottoponix għal brix / xokk / frizzjoni /… . |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Malen/schokken/wrijving/… vermijden. |
| PL polski Polish | Nie poddawać szlifowaniu/wstrząsom/tarciu/…. |
| PT português Portuguese | Não submeter a trituração/choque/fricção/… . |
| RO română Romanian | A nu se supune la abraziuni/șocuri/frecare/… . |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Nevystavujte brúseniu/nárazu/treniu/… . |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Ne izpostavljati drgnjenju/udarcem/trenju/… . |
| FI suomi Finnish | Suojele rasitukselta/iskuilta/hankaukselta/…. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Får inte utsättas för malning/stötar/friktion/… . |
Source: CELEX:02008R1272-20260501, Annex IV. © 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 P250 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 P250 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · Substances
Substances carrying P250
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 precautionary statements
The full list of P-codes with the jurisdiction switch lives on the precautionary statements hub. For the hazard side, see hazard statements (H-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.