P240 · Precautionary statementGround and bond container and receiving equipment.

Precautionary · PreventionPhysical

P240 is the GHS precautionary statement “Ground and bond container and receiving equipment”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to 5 hazard classes. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in US OSHA, EU CLP and Canada. Canada’s official French text is “Mise à la terre et liaison équipotentielle du récipient et du matériel de réception” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Toma de tierra y enlace equipotencial del recipiente y del equipo receptor”. In the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix it is used with 11 hazard statements (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

Ground and bond container and receiving equipment.

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.2, PDF p. 317

US OSHA HCS

Same as UN

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

Ground and bond container and receiving equipment.

29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording

EU CLP

Same as UN

EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Ground and bond container and receiving equipment.

EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2

Canada (EN)

Same as UN

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

Ground and bond container and receiving equipment.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Canada (FR)

Adopted

WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Mise à la terre et liaison équipotentielle du récipient et du matériel de réception.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Mexico (ES)

Adopted

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

Toma de tierra y enlace equipotencial del recipiente y del equipo receptor

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

Hazard classes and categories

Explosives (chapter 2.1) · Category 1, 2A, 2B, 2C
Flammable liquids (chapter 2.6) · Category 1, 2, 3
Flammable solids (chapter 2.7) · Category 1, 2
Self-reactive substances and mixtures (chapter 2.8) · Category Types A, B, C, D, E, F
Organic peroxides (chapter 2.15) · Category Types A, B, C, D, E, F

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

H statements it is used with 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 their own P statements; check the regulation for your market.

H204 H209 H210 H211 H224 H225 H226 H228 H240 H241 H242

UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 3. Listed for at least one category that uses each H statement.

Conditions for use

if the explosive is electrostatically sensitive.
if the liquid is volatile and may generate an explosive atmosphere.
if the solid is electrostatically sensitive.
if electrostatically sensitive and able to generate an explosive atmosphere.
if electrostatically sensitive and able to generate an explosive atmosphere.

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 P240. 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.