GHS REFERENCE / P-CODES / P280

P280 — Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection

A prevention statement from GHS Annex 3 — the precautionary half of the label language on SDSs and containers.

At a glance

Official statementWear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.
GroupPrevention (P2xx)

Which hazards call for P280

Our engine assigns P280 whenever a product carries any of these hazard statements:

H224Extremely flammable liquid and vapor.
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapor.
H226Flammable liquid and vapor.
H227Combustible liquid.
H271May cause fire or explosion; strong oxidizer.
H272May intensify fire; oxidizer.
H310Fatal in contact with skin.
H311Toxic in contact with skin.
H312Harmful in contact with skin.
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
H315Causes skin irritation.
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H318Causes serious eye damage.
H319Causes serious eye irritation.
H340May cause genetic defects.
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects.
H350May cause cancer.
H351Suspected of causing cancer.
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child.
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child.
Reference information, not legal or professional advice. Statement texts and allocations follow GHS Rev 9 / 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C as implemented by our classification engine; the regulatory text and agency practice control. Claims last reviewed July 23, 2026.

The engine writes these for you.

When SDS HQ authors an SDS or a container label, it assigns the hazard statements, signal word, pictograms, and precautionary statements from these same tables — automatically, with the calculation shown.

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