Response · precautionary statement
P378 — Use appropriate media to extinguish.
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 P378 says
Use … to extinguish. The wording is incomplete on purpose. The extinguishing medium suitable for this substance — the supplier names it.
Use appropriate media to extinguish. How it usually reads on a label. We show it separately rather than presenting a filled-in blank as the regulation's own text.
Response · GHS revision 9
Reading the official wording. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies. · A slash offers a choice, as in POISON CENTER/doctor.
Does your label need P378? 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
P378 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 P378 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Използвайте…, за да загасите. |
| ES español Spanish | Utilizar… para la extinción. |
| CS čeština Czech | K uhašení použijte… |
| DA dansk Danish | Anvend…til brandslukning. |
| DE Deutsch German | … zum Löschen verwenden. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Kustutamiseks kasutada… |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Χρησιμοποιείστε… για να κατασβήσετε. |
| EN English English | Use… to extinguish. |
| FR français French | Utiliser… pour l’extinction. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Úsáid … le haghaidh múchta. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Za gašenje rabiti … |
| IT italiano Italian | Utilizzare….per estinguere. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Dzēšanai izmantojiet …. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Gesinimui naudoti … |
| HU magyar Hungarian | Oltásra …használandó. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Uża… biex titfi. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Blussen met … |
| PL polski Polish | Użyć… do gaszenia. |
| PT português Portuguese | Para extinguir utilizar…. |
| RO română Romanian | A se utiliza… pentru a stinge. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Na hasenie použite… |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Za gašenje se uporabi… |
| FI suomi Finnish | Käytä palon sammuttamiseen… |
| SV svenska Swedish | Släck med… |
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 P378 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 P378 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
P378 usually appears combined
CLP Annex IV defines combined statements as single label elements. P378 is a component of 2 of them — this is how you will actually see it printed.
| Code | Combined statement |
|---|---|
| P370+P378 | In case of fire: use appropriate media to extinguish. CLP verbatim: In case of fire: Use … to extinguish. |
| 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 P378
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.