P338 · Precautionary statementRemove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
P338 is the GHS precautionary statement “Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to 3 hazard classes. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in EU CLP and Canada. OSHA uses it only inside combined statements. Mexico’s Spanish text is “Quitar los lentes de contacto, cuando estén presentes y pueda hacerse con facilidad. Proseguir con el lavado”.
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 UNRemove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.3, PDF p. 325
US OSHA HCS
In combined statementsUsed in OSHA App. C only inside combined statements: P305+P351+P338. Precautionary statements may be combined (App. C, C.2.4.6).
EU CLP
Same as UNRemove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2
Canada (EN)
Same as UNRemove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Canada (FR)
AdoptedEnlever les lentilles de contact si la victime en porte et si elles peuvent être facilement enlevées. Continuer à rincer.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Mexico (ES)
AdoptedQuitar los lentes de contacto, cuando estén presentes y pueda hacerse con facilidad. Proseguir con el lavado
NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 36
Hazard classes and categories
- Skin corrosion (chapter 3.2) · Category 1, 1A, 1B, 1C
- Serious eye damage (chapter 3.3) · Category 1
- Eye irritation (chapter 3.3) · Category 2/2A, 2B
UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, sections 1 and 2
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 P338. 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.