P361 · Precautionary statementTake off immediately all contaminated clothing.

Precautionary · ResponseHealthPhysical

P361 is the GHS precautionary statement “Take off immediately all contaminated clothing”. 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. Canada’s official French text is “Enlever immédiatement tous les vêtements contaminés” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Quitar inmediatamente toda la ropa contaminada”.

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

Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.3, PDF p. 326

US OSHA HCS

In combined statements
HCS 2024 · primarily GHS Rev.7, some Rev.8

Used in OSHA App. C only inside combined statements: P303+P361+P353, P361+P364. Precautionary statements may be combined (App. C, C.2.4.6).

EU CLP

Same as UN
EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.

EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2

Canada (EN)

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

Take off immediately all contaminated clothing.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Canada (FR)

Adopted
WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Enlever immédiatement tous les vêtements contaminés.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Mexico (ES)

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

Quitar inmediatamente toda la ropa contaminada

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

Hazard classes and categories

  • Flammable liquids (chapter 2.6) · Category 1, 2, 3
  • Acute toxicity, dermal (chapter 3.1) · Category 1, 2, 3
  • Skin corrosion (chapter 3.2) · Category 1, 1A, 1B, 1C

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

Related codes

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 P361. Full citations, links and revision notes for UN GHS Rev.11, US OSHA, EU CLP, Canada and Mexico: Sources and revision notes.

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