Response · precautionary statement
P362 — Take off 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 P362 says
Take off contaminated clothing.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P362? 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
P362 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 P362 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Свалете замърсеното облекло. |
| ES español Spanish | Quitar las prendas contaminadas. |
| CS čeština Czech | Kontaminovaný oděv svlékněte. |
| DA dansk Danish | Alt tilsmudset tøj tages af. |
| DE Deutsch German | Kontaminierte Kleidung ausziehen. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Võtta saastunud rõivad seljast. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Βγάλτε τα μολυσμένα ρούχα. |
| EN English English | Take off contaminated clothing. |
| FR français French | Enlever les vêtements contaminés. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Bain díot aon éadaí éillithe. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Skinuti zagađenu odjeću. |
| IT italiano Italian | Togliere gli indumenti contaminati. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Novilkt piesārņoto apģērbu. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Nuvilkti užterštus drabužius. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | A szennyezett ruhadarabot le kell vetni. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Neħħi l-ħwejjeġ kontaminati. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Verontreinigde kleding uittrekken. |
| PL polski Polish | Zdjąć zanieczyszczoną odzież. |
| PT português Portuguese | Retirar a roupa contaminada. |
| RO română Romanian | Scoateți îmbrăcămintea contaminată. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Kontaminovaný odev vyzlečte. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Sleči kontaminirana oblačila. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Riisu saastunut vaatetus. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Ta av 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 P362 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 P362 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P362 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P362 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P362+P364 | Take off contaminated clothing and wash it before reuse. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P362
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.