Response · precautionary statement
P370 — In case of fire:
Response statements describe what to do once exposure, a spill or a fire has happened. 9 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What P370 says
In case of fire:
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P370? 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
P370 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 P370 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | При пожар: |
| ES español Spanish | En caso de incendio: |
| CS čeština Czech | V případě požáru: |
| DA dansk Danish | Ved brand: |
| DE Deutsch German | Bei Brand: |
| ET eesti Estonian | Tulekahju korral: |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Σε περίπτωση πυρκαγιάς: |
| EN English English | In case of fire: |
| FR français French | En cas d’incendie: |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | I gcás dóiteáin: |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | U slučaju požara: |
| IT italiano Italian | In caso di incendio: |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Ugunsgrēka gadījumā: |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Gaisro atveju: |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Tűz esetén: |
| MT Malti Maltese | F’każ ta' nar: |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | In geval van brand: |
| PL polski Polish | W przypadku pożaru: |
| PT português Portuguese | Em caso de incêndio: |
| RO română Romanian | În caz de incendiu: |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | V prípade požiaru: |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Ob požaru: |
| FI suomi Finnish | Tulipalon sattuessa: |
| SV svenska Swedish | Vid brand: |
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 P370 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 P370 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P370 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P370 is a component of 5 of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P370+P376 | In case of fire: stop leak if safe to do so. CLP verbatim: In case of fire: Stop leak if safe to do so. |
| P370+P378 | In case of fire: use appropriate media to extinguish. CLP verbatim: In case of fire: Use … to extinguish. |
| P370+P372+P380+P373 | In case of fire: explosion risk. Evacuate area. DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives. CLP verbatim: In case of fire: Explosion risk. Evacuate area. DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives |
| P370+P380+P375 | In case of fire: evacuate area. Fight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion. CLP verbatim: In case of fire: Evacuate area. Fight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion. |
| P370+P380+P375+P378 | In case of fire: evacuate area. Fight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion. Use the specified media to extinguish. CLP verbatim: In case of fire: Evacuate area. Fight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion. [Use … to extinguish]. |
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P370
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, 1 is a group entry 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.
- aluminium powder (pyrophoric) CAS 7429-90-5
- Calcium CAS 7440-70-2
- calcium carbide CAS 75-20-7
- Calcium hydride CAS 7789-78-8
- magnesium powder (pyrophoric) CAS 7439-95-4
- magnesium, powder or turnings Index No 012-002-00-9
- oxygen CAS 7782-44-7
- Sodium hydride CAS 7646-69-7
- zirconium powder (pyrophoric) CAS 7440-67-7
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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.