P202 · Precautionary statementDo not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.

Precautionary · PreventionDeleted in UN GHS Rev.8

Deleted in UN GHS Rev.8. Still listed in US OSHA, EU CLP, Canada and Mexico. P202 is the GHS precautionary statement “Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood”. Canada’s official French text is “Ne pas manipuler avant d’avoir lu et compris toutes les précautions de sécurité” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “No manipular antes de haber leído y comprendido todas las precauciones de seguridad”.

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

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.8 (ST/SG/AC.10/46/Add.3, Annex III). Rev.10 and Rev.11 Annex 3 show it as "[Deleted]".

US OSHA HCS

Adopted

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

Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.

29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording

EU CLP

Adopted

EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.

EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2

Canada (EN)

Adopted

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

Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Canada (FR)

Adopted

WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Ne pas manipuler avant d’avoir lu et compris toutes les précautions de sécurité.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Mexico (ES)

Adopted

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

No manipular antes de haber leído y comprendido todas las precauciones de seguridad

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 35

Change in UN GHS Rev.11

No change in Rev.11. Deleted in UN GHS Rev.8 (ST/SG/AC.10/46/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.8. Still listed in: EU CLP, US OSHA, Canada (GHS Rev.7), Mexico (NOM-018).

Sources

Each cell in the table names the official table and page for P202. 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.