Prevention · precautionary statement
P262 — Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing.
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 P262 says
Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing.
Prevention · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P262? 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
P262 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 P262 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Да се избягва контакт с очите, кожата или облеклото. |
| ES español Spanish | Evitar el contacto con los ojos, la piel o la ropa. |
| CS čeština Czech | Zabraňte styku s očima, kůží nebo oděvem. |
| DA dansk Danish | Må ikke komme i kontakt med øjne, hud eller tøj. |
| DE Deutsch German | Nicht in die Augen, auf die Haut oder auf die Kleidung gelangen lassen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Vältida silma, nahale või rõivastele sattumist. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Να μην έρθει σε επαφή με τα μάτια, με το δέρμα ή με τα ρούχα. |
| EN English English | Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing. |
| FR français French | Éviter tout contact avec les yeux, la peau ou les vêtements. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Ná lig sna súile, ar an gcraiceann, ná ar éadaí. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Spriječiti dodir s očima, kožom ili odjećom. |
| IT italiano Italian | Evitare il contatto con gli occhi, la pelle o gli indumenti. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Nepieļaut nokļūšanu acīs, uz ādas vai uz drēbēm. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Saugotis, kad nepatektų į akis, ant odos ar drabužių. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Szembe, bőrre vagy ruhára nem kerülhet. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Iddaħħalx fl-għajnejn, fuq il-ġilda, jew fuq il-ħwejjeġ. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Contact met de ogen, de huid of de kleding vermijden. |
| PL polski Polish | Nie wprowadzać do oczu, na skórę lub na odzież. |
| PT português Portuguese | Não pode entrar em contacto com os olhos, a pele ou a roupa. |
| RO română Romanian | Evitați orice contact cu ochii, pielea sau îmbrăcămintea. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Zabráňte kontaktu s očami, pokožkou alebo odevom. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Preprečiti stik z očmi, kožo ali oblačili. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Varo kemikaalin joutumista silmiin, iholle tai vaatteisiin. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Får inte komma i kontakt med ögonen, huden eller kläderna. |
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 P262 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 P262 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 P262
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.