H200 · Hazard statementUnstable explosives.

Hazard statementPhysicalDeleted in UN GHS Rev.9

Deleted in UN GHS Rev.9. Still listed in US OSHA, EU CLP and Mexico. H200 is the GHS hazard statement “Unstable explosives”. It is used for 2.1 Explosives, Unstable explosives. Mexico’s Spanish text is “Explosivo inestable”.

Heading text: EU CLP. Wording can differ by jurisdiction; see the table below.

Wording by jurisdiction

UN GHS Rev.11

Deleted
GHS Rev.11 (2025), Annex 3

Deleted in UN GHS Rev.9 (ST/SG/AC.10/48/Add.3, Annex III). Rev.10 and Rev.11 Annex 3 show it as "[Deleted]".

US OSHA HCS

Different wording
HCS 2024 · primarily GHS Rev.7, some Rev.8

Unstable explosive

29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording

EU CLP

Adopted
EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Unstable explosives.

EU CLP (Reg. (EC) No 1272/2008), Annex III, Part 1

Canada (EN)

Not adopted
WHMIS_2022 · GHS Rev.7 (Rev.8 for chemicals under pressure)

Explosives: no HPR classification criteria (Part 7, Subpart 1 reserved).

Canada (FR)

Not adopted
WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Explosives: no HPR classification criteria (Part 7, Subpart 1 reserved).

Mexico (ES)

Adopted
NOM-018-STPS-2015 · GHS 5th revised edition

Explosivo inestable

Explosivos · Explosivo inestable

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice C, Tabla C.1, PDF p. 29

Hazard classes and categories

  • 2.1 Explosives, Unstable explosives

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, sections 1 and 2

ESExplosivos · Explosivo inestable (NOM-018-STPS-2015)

Change in UN GHS Rev.11

No change in Rev.11. Deleted in UN GHS Rev.9 (ST/SG/AC.10/48/Add.3, Annex III). Rev.10 and Rev.11 Annex 3 show it as "[Deleted]". Some jurisdictions still use it (see the table above).

Notes

Deleted in UN GHS Rev.9. Still listed in: EU CLP, US OSHA, Mexico (NOM-018).

OSHA HCS wording differs (see OSHA text).

Sources

Each cell in the table names the official table and page for H200. Full citations, links and revision notes for UN GHS Rev.11, US OSHA, EU CLP, Canada and Mexico: Sources and revision notes.

These are regulatory phrases for labels and safety data sheets. Check them against the official source for your jurisdiction before use.

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