P391 · Precautionary statementCollect spillage.

Precautionary · ResponseEnvironmentalNot adopted: US

P391 is the GHS precautionary statement “Collect spillage”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard (chapter 4.1), Category 1 and Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard (chapter 4.1), Category 1, 2. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in EU CLP and Canada. Not adopted in US OSHA. Canada’s official French text is “Recueillir le produit répandu” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Recoger los vertidos”. In the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix it is used with 3 hazard statements (UN only).

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

Collect spillage.

UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.3, PDF p. 328

US OSHA HCS

Not adopted
HCS 2024 · primarily GHS Rev.7, some Rev.8

No matching wording in OSHA Appendix C.

EU CLP

Same as UN
EU_CLP_2025 · consolidated 1 Jul 2026

Collect spillage.

EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2

Canada (EN)

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

Collect spillage .

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

In GHS Rev.7 this statement is only assigned to classes or categories that the HPR does not adopt.

Canada (FR)

Adopted
WHMIS_2022 · SGH Rév.7, texte officiel

Recueillir le produit répandu.

GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2

Mexico (ES)

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

Recoger los vertidos

NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 37

Hazard classes and categories

  • Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard (chapter 4.1) · Category 1
  • Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard (chapter 4.1) · Category 1, 2

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

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.

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

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 P391. 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.

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