P375 · Precautionary statementFight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion.
P375 is the GHS precautionary statement “Fight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to 6 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 “Combattre l’incendie à distance à cause du risque d'explosion” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Combatir el incendio a distancia debido al riesgo de explosión”.
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 UNFight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion.
UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.3, PDF p. 327
US OSHA HCS
In combined statementsUsed in OSHA App. C only inside combined statements: P370+P380+P375, P370+P380+P375[+P378], P371+P380+P375. Precautionary statements may be combined (App. C, C.2.4.6).
EU CLP
Same as UNFight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion.
EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2
Canada (EN)
Same as UNFight fire remotely due to the risk of explosion.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Canada (FR)
AdoptedCombattre l’incendie à distance à cause du risque d'explosion.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Mexico (ES)
AdoptedCombatir el incendio a distancia debido al riesgo de explosión
NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 37
Hazard classes and categories
- Explosives (chapter 2.1) · Category 2C
- Self-reactive substances and mixtures (chapter 2.8) · Category Type B
- Oxidizing liquids (chapter 2.13) · Category 1
- Oxidizing solids (chapter 2.14) · Category 1
- Organic peroxides (chapter 2.15) · Category Type B
- Desensitized explosives (chapter 2.17) · Category 1, 2, 3, 4
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 P375. 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.