Response · precautionary statement
P373 — DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives.
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 P373 says
DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P373? 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
P373 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 P373 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | НЕ се опитвайте да гасите пожара, ако огънят наближи експлозиви. |
| ES español Spanish | NO luchar contra el incendio cuando el fuego llega a los explosivos. |
| CS čeština Czech | Požár NEHASTE, dostane-li se k výbušninám. |
| DA dansk Danish | BEKÆMP IKKE branden, hvis denne når eksplosiverne. |
| DE Deutsch German | KEINE Brandbekämpfung, wenn das Feuer explosive Stoffe/Gemische/Erzeugnisse erreicht. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Kui tuli jõuab lõhkeaineteni, MITTE teha kustutustöid. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | ΜΗΝ προσπαθείτε να σβήσετε την πυρκαγιά, όταν η φωτιά πλησιάζει σε εκρηκτικά. |
| EN English English | DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives. |
| FR français French | NE PAS combattre l’incendie lorsque le feu atteint les explosifs. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | NÁ DÉAN an dóiteán a chomhrac má shroicheann sé pléascáin. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | NE gasiti vatru kada plamen može zahvatiti eksplozive. |
| IT italiano Italian | NON utilizzare mezzi estinguenti se l’incendio raggiunge materiali esplosivi. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | NECENSTIES dzēst ugunsgrēku, ja uguns piekļūst sprādzienbīstamām vielām. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | NEGESINTI gaisro, jeigu ugnis pasiekia sprogmenis. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | TILOS a tűz oltása, ha az robbanóanyagra átterjedt. |
| MT Malti Maltese | TIPPRUVAX TITFI n-nar meta n-nar jilħaq l-isplussivi. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | NIET blussen wanneer het vuur de ontplofbare stoffen bereikt. |
| PL polski Polish | NIE gasić pożaru, jeżeli ogień dosięgnie materiały wybuchowe |
| PT português Portuguese | Se o fogo atingir os explosivos, NÃO tentar combatê-lo. |
| RO română Romanian | NU încercați să stingeți incendiul atunci când focul a ajuns la explozivi. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Požiar NEHASTE, ak sa oheň priblížil k výbušninám. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | NE gasiti, ko ogenj doseže eksploziv. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Tulta EI SAA yrittää sammuttaa sen saavutettua räjähteet. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Försök INTE bekämpa branden när den når explosiva varor. |
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 P373 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 P373 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P373 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P373 is a component of one of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
05 · Substances
Substances carrying P373
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.