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Reference data from EU CLP Annex VI and published regulations — verify against your supplier's SDS before use.

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Response · precautionary statement

P338 — Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. 902 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.

EU CLP: currentUS OSHA HazCom: currentUS HazCom 2012: currentUN GHS: current

01 · Wording

What P338 says

Official

Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

Category

Response · GHS revision 9

Does your label need P338? 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

P338 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.

LanguageOfficial wording of P338
BG български Bulgarian Свалете контактните лещи, ако има такива и доколкото това е възможно. Продължете с изплакването.
ES español Spanish Quitar las lentes de contacto, si lleva y resulta fácil. Seguir aclarando.
CS čeština Czech Vyjměte kontaktní čočky, jsou-li nasazeny a pokud je lze vyjmout snadno. Pokračujte ve vyplachování.
DA dansk Danish Fjern eventuelle kontaktlinser, hvis dette kan gøres let. Fortsæt skylning.
DE Deutsch German Eventuell Vorhandene Kontaktlinsen nach Möglichkeit entfernen. Weiter ausspülen.
ET eesti Estonian Eemaldada kontaktläätsed, kui neid kasutatakse ja kui neid on kerge eemaldada. Loputada veel kord.
EL ελληνικά Greek Εάν υπάρχουν φακοί επαφής, αφαιρέστε τους, εφόσον είναι εύκολο. Συνεχίστε να ξεπλένετε.
EN English English Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
FR français French Enlever les lentilles de contact si la victime en porte et si elles peuvent être facilement enlevées. Continuer à rincer.
GA Gaeilge Irish Tóg amach na tadhall-lionsaí, más ann dóibh agus más furasta é sin a dhéanamh. Lean den sruthlú.
HR hrvatski Croatian Ukloniti kontaktne leće ukoliko ih nosite i ako se one lako uklanjaju. Nastaviti ispiranje.
IT italiano Italian Togliere le eventuali lenti a contatto se è agevole farlo. Continuare a sciacquare.
LV latviešu Latvian Izņemiet kontaktlēcas, ja tās ir ievietotas un to ir viegli izdarīt. Turpiniet skalot.
LT lietuvių Lithuanian Išimti kontaktinius lęšius, jeigu jie yra ir jeigu lengvai galima tai padaryti. Toliau plauti akis.
HU magyar Hungarian Adott esetben kontaktlencsék eltávolítása, ha könnyen megoldható. Az öblítés folytatása.
MT Malti Maltese Neħħi l-lentijiet tal-kuntatt, jekk ikun hemm u jkunu faċli biex tneħħihom. Kompli laħlaħ.
NL Nederlands Dutch Contactlenzen verwijderen, indien mogelijk. Blijven spoelen.
PL polski Polish Wyjąć soczewki kontaktowe, jeżeli są i można je łatwo usunąć. Nadal płukać.
PT português Portuguese Se usar lentes de contacto, retire-as, se tal lhe for possível. Continue a enxaguar.
RO română Romanian Scoateți lentilele de contact, dacă este cazul și dacă acest lucru se poate face cu ușurință. Continuați să clătiți.
SK slovenčina Slovak Ak používate kontaktné šošovky a ak je to možné, odstráňte ich. Pokračujte vo vyplachovaní.
SL slovenščina Slovenian Odstranite kontaktne leče, če jih imate in če to lahko storite brez težav. Nadaljujte z izpiranjem.
FI suomi Finnish Poista piilolinssit, jos sen voi tehdä helposti. Jatka huuhtomista.
SV svenska Swedish Ta ur eventuella kontaktlinser om det går lätt. Fortsätt att skölja.

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.

Where P338 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 P338
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

P338 usually appears combined

CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P338 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.

CodeCombined statement
P305+P351+P338 IF IN EYES: rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. CLP verbatim: IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.

Substances carrying P338

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, 106 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.

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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.

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