P340 · Precautionary statementRemove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.

Precautionary · ResponseHealthChanged in Rev.11

P340 is the GHS precautionary statement “Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to 5 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. Canada’s official French text is “Transporter la personne à l'extérieur et la maintenir dans une position où elle peut confortablement respirer” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Transportar a la persona al aire libre y mantenerla en una posición que le facilite la respiración”. Changed in UN GHS Rev.11: hazard classes/categories changed.

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

Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.3, PDF p. 325

US OSHA HCS

In combined statements

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

Used in OSHA App. C only inside combined statements: P304+P340. Precautionary statements may be combined (App. C, C.2.4.6).

EU CLP

Same as UN

EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.

EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2

Canada (EN)

Same as UN

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

Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Canada (FR)

Adopted

WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Transporter la personne à l'extérieur et la maintenir dans une position où elle peut confortablement respirer.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Mexico (ES)

Adopted

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

Transportar a la persona al aire libre y mantenerla en una posición que le facilite la respiración

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 36

Hazard classes and categories

Acute toxicity, inhalation (chapter 3.1) · Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Skin corrosion (chapter 3.2) · Category 1, 1A, 1B, 1C
Respiratory sensitization (chapter 3.4) · Category 1, 1A, 1B
Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; respiratory tract irritation (chapter 3.8) · Category 3
Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; narcotic effects (chapter 3.8) · Category 3

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

Related codes

P304+P340

Change in UN GHS Rev.11

Changed from Rev.10: hazard classes/categories changed.

Rev.10 only:

Acute toxicity, inhalation (chapter 3.1): 1, 2, 3, 4

Rev.11:

Acute toxicity, inhalation (chapter 3.1): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Sources

Each cell in the table names the official table and page for P340. 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.