Response · precautionary statement
P361 — Take off immediately all contaminated 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 P361 says
Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P361? 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
P361 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 P361 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Незабавно свалете цялото замърсено облекло. |
| ES español Spanish | Quitar inmediatamente todas las prendas contaminadas. |
| CS čeština Czech | Veškeré kontaminované části oděvu okamžitě svlékněte. |
| DA dansk Danish | Alt tilsmudset tøj tages straks af. |
| DE Deutsch German | Alle kontaminierten Kleidungsstücke sofort ausziehen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Võtta viivitamata seljast kõik saastunud rõivad. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Βγάλτε αμέσως όλα τα μολυσμένα ρούχα. |
| EN English English | Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. |
| FR français French | Enlever immédiatement tous les vêtements contaminés. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Bain díot láithreach na héadaí éillithe go léir. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Odmah skinuti svu zagađenu odjeću. |
| IT italiano Italian | Togliere immediatamente tutti gli indumenti contaminati. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Novilkt nekavējoties visu piesārņoto apģērbu. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Nedelsiant nuvilkti visus užterštus drabužius. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Az összes szennyezett ruhadarabot azonnal le kell vetni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Neħħi minnufih il-ħwejjeg kontaminati kollha. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Verontreinigde kleding onmiddellijk uittrekken. |
| PL polski Polish | Natychmiast zdjąć całą zanieczyszczoną odzież. |
| PT português Portuguese | Retirar imediatamente toda a roupa contaminada. |
| RO română Romanian | Scoateți imediat toată îmbrăcămintea contaminată. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Všetky kontaminované časti odevu okamžite vyzlečte. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Takoj sleči vsa kontaminirana oblačila. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Riisu saastunut vaatetus välittömästi. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Ta omedelbart av alla nedstänkta kläder. |
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 P361 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 P361 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P361 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P361 is a component of 2 of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P303+P361+P353 | IF ON SKIN (or hair): take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water or shower. CLP verbatim: IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water [or shower]. |
| P361+P364 | Take off immediately all contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P361
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.