Response · precautionary statement
P340 — Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. 27 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What P340 says
Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P340? 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
P340 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 P340 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Изведете лицето на чист въздух и го поставете в позиция, улесняваща дишането. |
| ES español Spanish | Transportar a la persona al aire libre y mantenerla en una posición que le facilite la respiración. |
| CS čeština Czech | Přeneste osobu na čerstvý vzduch a ponechte ji v poloze usnadňující dýchání. |
| DA dansk Danish | Flyt personen til et sted med frisk luft og sørg for, at vejrtrækningen lettes. |
| DE Deutsch German | Die Person an die frische Luft bringen und für ungehinderte Atmung sorgen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Toimetada isik värske õhu kätte ja hoida asendis, mis võimaldab kergesti hingata. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Μεταφέρετε τον παθόντα στον καθαρό αέρα και αφήστε τον να ξεκουραστεί σε στάση που διευκολύνει την αναπνοή. |
| EN English English | Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. |
| FR français French | Transporter la personne à l’extérieur et la maintenir dans une position où elle peut confortablement respirer. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Tabhair an duine amach faoin aer úr agus coinnigh é i riocht ina bhféadfadh sé anáil a tharraingt go réidh. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Premjestiti osobu na svježi zrak i postaviti ju u položaj koji olakšava disanje. |
| IT italiano Italian | Trasportare l’infortunato all’aria aperta e mantenerlo a riposo in posizione che favorisca la respirazione. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Nogādāt cietušo svaigā gaisā un nodrošināt netraucētu elpošanu. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Išnešti nukentėjusįjį į gryną orą; jam būtina patogi padėtis, leidžianti laisvai kvėpuoti. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Az érintett személyt friss levegőre kell vinni, és olyan nyugalmi testhelyzetbe kell helyezni, hogy könnyen tudjon lélegezni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Qiegħed lill-persuna għall-arja friska f’pożizzjoni komda biex tieħu n-nifs. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | De persoon in de frisse lucht brengen en ervoor zorgen dat deze gemakkelijk kan ademen. |
| PL polski Polish | Wyprowadzić lub wynieść poszkodowanego na świeże powietrze i zapewnić mu warunki do swobodnego oddychania. |
| PT português Portuguese | Retirar a pessoa para uma zona ao ar livre e mantê-la numa posição que não dificulte a respiração. |
| RO română Romanian | Transportați persoana la aer liber și mențineți-o într-o poziție confortabilă pentru respirație. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Presuňte osobu na čerstvý vzduch a umožnite jej pohodlne dýchať. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Prenesti osebo na svež zrak in jo pustiti v udobnem položaju, ki olajša dihanje. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Siirrä henkilö raittiiseen ilmaan ja varmista vaivaton hengitys. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Flytta personen till frisk luft och se till att andningen underlättas. |
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 P340 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 P340 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P340 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P340 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P304+P340 | IF INHALED: remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. CLP verbatim: IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P340
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, 4 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.
- (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
- 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene-1,6-di-isocyanate [1]… CAS 16938-22-0
- 4-Chlorophenyl Isocyanate CAS 104-12-1
- 4-isocyanatosulphonyltoluene CAS 4083-64-1
- 8,9-dinorborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride CAS 123748-85-6
- amylase, α- CAS 9000-90-2
- amylases with the exception of those specified… Index No 647-016-00-X
- Benzoic acid, 2-[(isocyanatosulfonyl)methyl]-, methyl… CAS 83056-32-0
- 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
- ficin CAS 9001-33-6
- glucosidase, β- CAS 9001-22-3
- Laccase CAS 80498-15-3
- papain CAS 9001-73-4
- pepsin A CAS 9001-75-6
- proteases with the exception of those specified… Index No 647-014-00-9
- proteinase, microbial neutral CAS 9068-59-1
- rennin CAS 9001-98-3
- subtilisin CAS 9014-01-1
- tetrasodium 5-(4,6-dichloro-5-cyanopyrimidin-2-ylamino)… Index No 016-036-00-5
- tosylchloramide sodium CAS 127-65-1
- trypsin CAS 9002-07-7
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All precautionary statements
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