P390 — Absorb spillage to prevent material damage

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

At a glance

Official statement	Absorb spillage to prevent material damage.
Group	Response (P3xx)

Which hazards call for P390

Our engine assigns P390 whenever a product carries any of these hazard statements:

H290	May be corrosive to metals.

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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