H318 · Hazard statementCauses serious eye damage

Hazard statementHealth

H318 is the GHS hazard statement “Causes serious eye damage”. It is used for Serious eye damage/eye irritation (chapter 3.3), Category 1. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in US OSHA, EU CLP and Canada. Canada’s official French text is “Provoque de graves lésions des yeux” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Provoca lesiones oculares graves”. The UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix lists 4 precautionary statements for it (UN only).

Maintained by Valenc. Data checked 2026-10-20.

Heading text: UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3. Wording can differ by jurisdiction; see the table below.

Wording by jurisdiction

UN GHS Rev.11

Same as UN

GHS Rev.11 (2025), Annex 3

Causes serious eye damage

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.1.2, PDF p. 304

US OSHA HCS

Same as UN

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

Causes serious eye damage

29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording

EU CLP

Same as UN

EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Causes serious eye damage.

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

Canada (EN)

Same as UN

WHMIS_2022 · GHS Rev.7 (Rev.8 for chemicals under pressure)

Causes serious eye damage

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.1

Canada (FR)

Adopted

WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Provoque de graves lésions des yeux

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.1

Mexico (ES)

Adopted

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

Provoca lesiones oculares graves

Lesiones oculares graves/irritación ocular · 1

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice C, Tabla C.2, PDF p. 31

Hazard classes and categories

Serious eye damage/eye irritation (chapter 3.3) · Category 1

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

FRLésions oculaires graves/Irritation oculaire (chapitre 3.3) · catégorie 1

ESLesiones oculares graves/irritación ocular · 1 (NOM-018-STPS-2015)

Pictogram: Corrosion (GHS05)

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 3. Pictogram rules can differ by jurisdiction; see the GHS pictogram guide.

P statements in the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix only

UN GHS Rev.11 only. EU CLP, US OSHA, Canada (GHS Rev.7) and Mexico assign different P statements; check the regulation for your market.

Serious eye damage/eye irritation (chapter 3.3), categories 1 (PDF p. 390)
P280 P317 P264+P265 P305+P354+P338

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 3. Each table covers the categories named; a P statement may apply to only some of them. Many apply only under conditions; check the conditions for use before putting them on a label.

Related codes

H319 H320

Change in UN GHS Rev.11

No change to the wording or the hazard classes in Annex 3 compared with Rev.10.

Sources

Each cell in the table names the official table and page for H318. 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.