Response · precautionary statement
P351 — Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes.
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 P351 says
Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P351? 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
P351 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 P351 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Промивайте внимателно с вода в продължение на няколко минути. |
| ES español Spanish | Aclarar cuidadosamente con agua durante varios minutos. |
| CS čeština Czech | Několik minut opatrně oplachujte vodou. |
| DA dansk Danish | Skyl forsigtigt med vand i flere minutter. |
| DE Deutsch German | Einige Minuten lang behutsam mit Wasser ausspülen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Loputada mitme minuti jooksul ettevaatlikult veega. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Ξεπλύνετε προσεκτικά με νερό για αρκετά λεπτά. |
| EN English English | Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. |
| FR français French | Rincer avec précaution à l’eau pendant plusieurs minutes. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Sruthlaítear go faichilleach le huisce ar feadh roinnt nóiméad. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Oprezno ispirati vodom nekoliko minuta. |
| IT italiano Italian | Sciacquare accuratamente per parecchi minuti. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Uzmanīgi skalot ar ūdeni vairākas minūtes. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Atsargiai plauti vandeniu kelias minutes. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Óvatos öblítés vízzel több percen keresztül. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Laħlaħ b'attenzjoni bl-ilma għal diversi minuti. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Voorzichtig afspoelen met water gedurende een aantal minuten. |
| PL polski Polish | Ostrożnie płukać wodą przez kilka minut. |
| PT português Portuguese | Enxaguar cuidadosamente com água durante vários minutos. |
| RO română Romanian | Clătiți cu atenție cu apă, timp de mai multe minute. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Opatrne niekoľko minút oplachujte vodou. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Previdno izpirati z vodo nekaj minut. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Huuhdo huolellisesti vedellä usean minuutin ajan. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Skölj försiktigt med vatten i flera minuter. |
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 P351 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 P351 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P351 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P351 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined 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. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P351
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.