Response · precautionary statement
P306 — IF ON CLOTHING:
Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. No substance with a harmonised EU classification carries this code.
01 · Wording
What P306 says
IF ON CLOTHING:
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P306? 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
P306 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 P306 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | ПРИ ПОПАДАНЕ ВЪРХУ ОБЛЕКЛОТО: |
| ES español Spanish | EN CASO DE CONTACTO CON LA ROPA: |
| CS čeština Czech | PŘI STYKU S ODĚVEM: |
| DA dansk Danish | VED KONTAKT MED TØJET: |
| DE Deutsch German | BEI KONTAKT MIT DER KLEIDUNG: |
| ET eesti Estonian | RÕIVASTELE SATTUMISE KORRAL: |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | ΣΕ ΠΕΡΙΠΤΩΣΗ ΕΠΑΦΗΣ ΜΕ ΤΑ ΡΟΥΧΑ: |
| EN English English | IF ON CLOTHING: |
| FR français French | EN CAS DE CONTACT AVEC LES VÊTEMENTS: |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | I gCÁS TEAGMHÁLA LE hÉADAÍ: |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | U SLUČAJU DODIRA S ODJEĆOM: |
| IT italiano Italian | IN CASO DI CONTATTO CON GLI INDUMENTI: |
| LV latviešu Latvian | SASKARĒ AR APĢĒRBU: |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | PATEKUS ANT DRABUŽIŲ: |
| HU magyar Hungarian | HA RUHÁRA KERÜL: |
| MT Malti Maltese | F'KAŻ TA' KUNTATT MA' L-ILBIES: |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | NA MORSEN OP KLEDING: |
| PL polski Polish | W PRZYPADKU KONTAKTU Z ODZIEŻĄ: |
| PT português Portuguese | SE ENTRAR EM CONTACTO COM A ROUPA: |
| RO română Romanian | ÎN CAZ DE CONTACT CU ÎMBRĂCĂMINTEA: |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | PRI KONTAKTE S ODEVOM: |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | PRI STIKU Z OBLAČILI: |
| FI suomi Finnish | JOS KEMIKAALIA JOUTUU VAATTEISIIN: |
| SV svenska Swedish | VID KONTAKT MED 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 P306 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 P306 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 · On a label
P306 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P306 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P306+P360 | IF ON CLOTHING: rinse immediately contaminated clothing and skin with plenty of water before removing clothes. CLP verbatim: IF ON CLOTHING: Rinse immediately contaminated clothing and skin with plenty of water before removing clothes. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P306
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.