P223 · Precautionary statementDo not allow contact with water.
P223 is the GHS precautionary statement “Do not allow contact with water”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases (chapter 2.12), Category 1, 2. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in US OSHA, EU CLP and Canada. Canada’s official French text is “Éviter tout contact avec l'eau” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Evitar el contacto con el agua”. In the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix it is used with 2 hazard statements (UN only).
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 UNDo not allow contact with water.
UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.2, PDF p. 315
US OSHA HCS
Same as UNDo not allow contact with water.
29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording
EU CLP
Same as UNDo not allow contact with water.
EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2
Canada (EN)
Same as UNDo not allow contact with water.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Canada (FR)
AdoptedÉviter tout contact avec l'eau.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Mexico (ES)
AdoptedEvitar el contacto con el agua
NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 35
Hazard classes and categories
- Substances and mixtures which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases (chapter 2.12) · Category 1, 2
UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, sections 1 and 2
Conditions for use
- if emphasis of the hazard statement is deemed necessary.
Quoted as published in UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 2. List markers are shown as bullets.
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 P223. 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.