P410 · Precautionary statementProtect from sunlight.
P410 is the GHS precautionary statement “Protect from sunlight”. UN GHS Annex 3 assigns it to 5 hazard classes. The English wording is the same as UN GHS Rev.11 in US OSHA, EU CLP and Canada. Canada’s official French text is “Protéger du rayonnement solaire” and Mexico’s Spanish text is “Proteger de la luz solar”. In the UN GHS Rev.11 label matrix it is used with 5 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 UNProtect from sunlight.
UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3, Table A3.2.4, PDF p. 334
US OSHA HCS
Same as UNProtect from sunlight.
29 CFR 1910.1200 App. C, matched by wording
EU CLP
Same as UNProtect from sunlight.
EU CLP, Annex IV, Part 2
Canada (EN)
Same as UNProtect from sunlight.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Canada (FR)
AdoptedProtéger du rayonnement solaire.
GHS Rev.7 Annex 3 Table A3.2
Mexico (ES)
AdoptedProteger de la luz solar
NOM-018-STPS-2015, DOF 9 October 2015, Apéndice D, Tabla D.1, PDF p. 38
Hazard classes and categories
- Aerosols (chapter 2.3) · Category 1, 2, 3
- Chemicals under pressure (chapter 2.3) · Category 1, 2, 3
- Gases under pressure (chapter 2.5) · Category Compressed gas, Liquefied gas, Dissolved gas
- Self-heating substances and mixtures (chapter 2.11) · Category 1, 2
- Organic peroxides (chapter 2.15) · Category Types A, B, C, D, E, F
UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, sections 1 and 2
Conditions for use
- may be omitted for chemicals under pressure filled in transportable cylinders in accordance with packing instruction P200 or P206 of the UN Model Regulations, unless those chemicals under pressure are subject to (slow) decomposition or polymerization, or the competent authority provides otherwise.
- may be omitted for gases filled in transportable gas cylinders in accordance with packing instruction P200 of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, unless those gases are subject to (slow) decomposition or polymerisation, or the competent authority provides otherwise.
Quoted as published in UN GHS Rev.11 Annex 3, section 2. List markers are shown as bullets.
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 P410. 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.