P338 — Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing

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

At a glance

Official statement	Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Group	Response (P3xx)

Which hazards call for P338

Our engine assigns P338 whenever a product carries any of these hazard statements:

H314	Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
H318	Causes serious eye damage.
H319	Causes serious eye irritation.

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.

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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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