Response · precautionary statement
P311 — Call a POISON CENTER or doctor.
Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. 55 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What P311 says
Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… The wording is incomplete on purpose. Whom to call — a POISON CENTER, a doctor, or another emergency contact the supplier names.
Call a POISON CENTER or doctor. How it usually reads on a label. We show it separately rather than presenting a filled-in blank as the regulation's own text.
Response · 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 P311? 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
P311 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 P311 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Обадете се в ЦЕНТЪР ПО ТОКСИКОЛОГИЯ/на лекар/… |
| ES español Spanish | Llamar a un CENTRO DE TOXICOLOGĺA/médico/… |
| CS čeština Czech | Volejte TOXIKOLOGICKÉ INFORMAČNÍ STŘEDISKO/lékaře/…. |
| DA dansk Danish | Ring til en GIFTINFORMATION/læge/… |
| DE Deutsch German | GIFTINFORMATIONSZENTRUM/Arzt/…/anrufen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Võtta ühendust MÜRGISTUSTEABEKESKUSE/arstiga… |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Καλέστε το ΚΕΝΤΡΟ ΔΗΛΗΤΗΡΙΑΣΕΩΝ/γιατρό/… |
| EN English English | Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… |
| FR français French | Appeler un CENTRE ANTIPOISON/un médecin/… |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Cuir glao ar IONAD NIMHE/ar dhoctúir/… |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Nazvati CENTAR ZA KONTROLU OTROVANJA/liječnika/… |
| IT italiano Italian | Contattare un CENTRO ANTIVELENI/un medico/… |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Sazinieties ar SAINDĒŠANĀS INFORMĀCIJAS CENTRU/ārstu/… |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Skambinti į APSINUODIJIMŲ KONTROLĖS IR INFORMACIJOS BIURĄ/kreiptis į gydytoją/…. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Forduljon TOXIKOLÓGIAI KÖZPONTHOZ/orvoshoz/…. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Sejjaħ ĊENTRU TAL-AVVELENAMENT/tabib/… |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Een ANTIGIFCENTRUM/arts/… raadplegen. |
| PL polski Polish | Skontaktować się z OŚRODKIEM ZATRUĆ/lekarzem/… |
| PT português Portuguese | Contacte um CENTRO DE INFORMAÇÃO ANTIVENENOS/médico/… |
| RO română Romanian | Sunați la un CENTRU DE INFORMARE TOXICOLOGICĂ/un medic… |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Volajte TOXIKOLOGICKÉ INFORMAČNÉ CENTRUM/lekára/… |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Pokličite CENTER ZA ZASTRUPITVE/zdravnika/… |
| FI suomi Finnish | Ota yhteys MYRKYTYSTIETOKESKUKSEEN/lääkäriin/… |
| SV svenska Swedish | Kontakta GIFTINFORMATIONSCENTRALEN/läkare/… |
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 P311 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 P311 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | withdrawn Deleted without a direct replacement. |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
04 · On a label
P311 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P311 is a component of 2 of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P308+P311 | IF exposed or concerned: call a POISON CENTER or doctor. CLP verbatim: IF exposed or concerned: Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… |
| P342+P311 | If experiencing respiratory symptoms: call a POISON CENTER or doctor. CLP verbatim: If experiencing respiratory symptoms: Call a POISON CENTER/doctor/… |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P311
Every entry whose harmonised CLP Annex VI classification includes this precautionary statement. Substances with a reference page here open on this site; the rest open on ghssymbols.com. Of these, 6 are group entries such as “beryllium compounds” or “salts of hydrazine” — Annex VI gives them no CAS number, so they are listed by Index No and have no page of their own.
- (1,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1,3-dioxo-2H-isoindol-2-yl)meth… CAS 1166-46-7
- (1S,3S,5R,6R)-(4-nitrophenylmethyl)-1-dioxo-6-phenylace… CAS 54275-93-3
- (1S,4R,6R,7R)-(4-nitrophenylmethyl)3-methylene-1-oxo-7… CAS 76109-32-5
- (RS)-4-[1-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)ethyl]-1H-imidazole CAS 86347-14-0
- 2-Butanone oxime CAS 96-29-7
- 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene-1,6-di-isocyanate [1]… CAS 16938-22-0
- 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-(methoxymethyl)benzyl… CAS 240494-71-7
- 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-(methoxymethyl)benzyl… CAS 1065124-65-3
- 3-(2-chloroethyl)-2-methyl-4H,6H,7H,8H,9H-pyrido(1,2-a)… CAS 93076-03-0
- 4-Chlorophenyl Isocyanate CAS 104-12-1
- 4-isocyanatosulphonyltoluene CAS 4083-64-1
- 4,4-Diaminodiphenylmethane CAS 101-77-9
- 8,9-dinorborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride CAS 123748-85-6
- Acequinocyl CAS 57960-19-7
- amylase, α- CAS 9000-90-2
- amylases with the exception of those specified… Index No 647-016-00-X
- Azamethiphos CAS 35575-96-3
- Benzoic acid, 2-[(isocyanatosulfonyl)methyl]-, methyl… CAS 83056-32-0
- Beta-Cyfluthrin CAS 1820573-27-0
- bromelain, juice CAS 9001-00-7
- C,C'-azodi(formamide) CAS 123-77-3
- cellobiohydrolase, exo- CAS 37329-65-0
- Cellulase CAS 9012-54-8
- cellulases with the exception of those specified… Index No 647-004-00-4
- chymotrypsin CAS 9004-07-3
- Clothianidin CAS 210880-92-5
- Cyanofenphos CAS 13067-93-1
- Cyfluthrin CAS 68359-37-5
- Dimethyl Disulfide CAS 624-92-0
- dioxabenzofos (ISO) CAS 3811-49-2
- Emamectin Benzoate CAS 155569-91-8
- Esfenvalerate CAS 66230-04-4
- ficin CAS 9001-33-6
- glucosidase, β- CAS 9001-22-3
- Imiprothrin CAS 72963-72-5
- Laccase CAS 80498-15-3
- Leptophos CAS 21609-90-5
- methanol CAS 67-56-1
- Mipafox CAS 371-86-8
- papain CAS 9001-73-4
- pepsin A CAS 9001-75-6
- Phosmet CAS 732-11-6
- proteases with the exception of those specified… Index No 647-014-00-9
- proteinase, microbial neutral CAS 9068-59-1
- reaction mass of: succinic acidmonopersuccinic… Index No 607-613-00-8
- reaction product of: (2-hydroxy-4-(3-propenoxy)benzophe… Index No 014-022-00-3
- rennin CAS 9001-98-3
- Resorcinol CAS 108-46-3
- subtilisin CAS 9014-01-1
- Tetramethrin CAS 7696-12-0
- tetrasodium 5-(4,6-dichloro-5-cyanopyrimidin-2-ylamino)… Index No 016-036-00-5
- tosylchloramide sodium CAS 127-65-1
- Transfluthrin CAS 118712-89-3
- tricresyl phosphate (o-o-o-, o-o-m-, o-o-p-, o-m-m… CAS 78-30-8
- trypsin CAS 9002-07-7
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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.