Response · precautionary statement
P390 — Absorb spillage to prevent material damage.
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 P390 says
Absorb spillage to prevent material damage.
Response · GHS revision 9
Does your label need P390? 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
P390 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 P390 |
|---|---|
| BG български Bulgarian | Попийте разлятото, за да се предотвратят материални вреди. |
| ES español Spanish | Absorber el vertido para que no dañe otros materiales. |
| CS čeština Czech | Uniklý produkt absorbujte, aby se zabránilo materiálním škodám. |
| DA dansk Danish | Absorber udslip for at undgå materielskade. |
| DE Deutsch German | Verschüttete Mengen aufnehmen, um Materialschäden zu vermeiden. |
| ET eesti Estonian | Mahavoolanud toode absorbeerida, et see ei kahjustaks teisi materjale. |
| EL ελληνικά Greek | Σκουπίστε τη χυμένη ποσότητα για να προλάβετε υλικές ζημιές. |
| EN English English | Absorb spillage to prevent material damage. |
| FR français French | Absorber toute substance répandue pour éviter qu’elle attaque les matériaux environnants. |
| GA Gaeilge Irish | Ionsúigh doirteadh chun damáiste d’ábhar a chosc. |
| HR hrvatski Croatian | Apsorbirati proliveno kako bi se spriječila materijalna šteta. |
| IT italiano Italian | Assorbire la fuoriuscita per evitare danni materiali. |
| LV latviešu Latvian | Uzsūkt izšļakstījumus, lai novērstu materiālus zaudējumus. |
| LT lietuvių Lithuanian | Absorbuoti išsiliejusią medžiagą, siekiant išvengti materialinės žalos. |
| HU magyar Hungarian | A kiömlött anyagot fel kell itatni a körülvevő anyagok károsodásának megelőzése érdekében. |
| MT Malti Maltese | Assorbi t-tixrid biex tipprevjeni ħsara fil-materjal. |
| NL Nederlands Dutch | Gelekte/gemorste stof opnemen om materiële schade te vermijden. |
| PL polski Polish | Usunąć wyciek, aby zapobiec szkodom materialnym. |
| PT português Portuguese | Absorver o produto derramado a fim de evitar danos materiais. |
| RO română Romanian | Absorbiți scurgerile de produs, pentru a nu afecta materialele din apropiere. |
| SK slovenčina Slovak | Absorbujte uniknutý produkt, aby sa zabránilo materiálnym škodám. |
| SL slovenščina Slovenian | Odpraviti razlitje, da se prepreči materialna škoda. |
| FI suomi Finnish | Imeytä valumat vahinkojen estämiseksi. |
| SV svenska Swedish | Sug upp spill för att undvika materiella skador. |
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 P390 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 P390 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 · Substances
Substances carrying P390
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.