Prevention · precautionary statement
P241 — Use explosion-proof electrical, ventilating and lighting equipment.
Prevention statements describe how to keep the harm from happening at all. 275 substances with a harmonised EU classification carry this code.
01 · Wording
What P241 says
Use explosion-proof [electrical/ventilating/lighting/…] equipment. The wording is incomplete on purpose. Which equipment has to be explosion-proof: electrical, ventilating, lighting, or others named by the supplier.
Use explosion-proof electrical, ventilating and lighting equipment. How it usually reads on a label. We show it separately rather than presenting a filled-in blank as the regulation's own text.
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02 · Legal status
Where P241 is current
GHS is a United Nations model text, revised every two years, and each jurisdiction adopts a revision on its own timetable. A code can be legally current in one system and deleted in another — that is normal, not an error.
| Jurisdiction | Basis | Status of P241 |
|---|---|---|
| EU CLP | Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 CLP Annex IV, Part 2 (consolidated) | Current |
| US OSHA HazCom | 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix C UN GHS Rev.7 (final rule of 20 May 2024) | Current |
| US HazCom 2012 | legacy · GHS Rev.3 UN GHS Rev.3, Annex 3 | Current |
| UN GHS | Rev.11 (2025) UN GHS Rev.11, Annex 3 | Current |
Currently in force under: EU CLP, US OSHA HazCom, US HazCom 2012, UN GHS. Sources: EU CLP · US OSHA HazCom · US HazCom 2012 · UN GHS
03 · Substances
Substances carrying P241
Every entry whose harmonised CLP Annex VI classification includes this precautionary statement. Substances with a reference page here open on this site; the rest open on ghssymbols.com. Of these, 8 are group entries such as “beryllium compounds” or “salts of hydrazine” — Annex VI gives them no CAS number, so they are listed by Index No and have no page of their own.
- (2-butyl-5-nitrobenzofuran-3-yl)[4-(3-dibutylaminopropoxy)phenyl]methanone CAS 141645-23-0
- (ethyl-3-oxobutanoato-O'1,O'3)(2-dimethylaminoethanolato)(1-methoxypropan-2-olato)aluminium(III), dimerised Index No 013-006-00-3
- (R)-p-mentha-1,8-diene;d-limonene CAS 5989-27-5
- (S)-methyl-2-chloropropionate CAS 73246-45-4
- (S)-sec-butylamine; (S)-2-aminobutane [1]; (R)-sec-butylamine; (R)-2-aminobutane [2]; sec-butylamine; 2-aminobutane [3] CAS 513-49-5[1]13250-12-
- 1-bromo-2-methylpropyl propionate CAS 158894-67-8
- 1-bromo-3,4,5-trifluorobenzene CAS 138526-69-9
- 1-bromo-3,5-difluorobenzene CAS 461-96-1
- 1-bromopropane; n-propyl bromide CAS 106-94-5
- 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane; epichlorhydrin CAS 106-89-8
- 1-chlorobutane; butyl chloride CAS 109-69-3
- 1-chloropentane [1]; 2-chloropentane [2]; 3-chloropentane [3] CAS 543-59-9[1]625-29-6[
- 1-chloropropane [1]; 2-chloropropane [2] CAS 540-54-5[1]75-29-6[2
- 1-dimethylaminopropan-2-ol; dimepranol (INN) CAS 108-16-7
- 1-ethoxypropan-2-ol; 2PG1EE; 1-ethoxy-2-propanol; propylene glycol monoethyl ether [1]; 2-ethoxy-1-methylethyl acetate; 2PG1EEA [2] CAS 1569-02-4[1]54839-24
- 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene; p-cymene CAS 99-87-6
- 1-methoxy-2-propanol; monopropylene glycol methyl ether CAS 107-98-2
- 1-methoxy-2-propylamine CAS 37143-54-7
- 1-nitropropane CAS 108-03-2
- 1-pentanol [1]; 3-pentanol [2] CAS 71-41-0[1]584-02-1[2
- 1-tert-butoxypropan-2-ol CAS 57018-52-7
- 1,1-dichloroethane CAS 75-34-3
- 1,1-dichloroethylene; vinylidene chloride CAS 75-35-4
- 1,1-dichloropropene CAS 563-58-6
- 1,1-diethoxyethane; acetal CAS 105-57-7
- 1,1-dimethoxyethane; dimethyl acetal CAS 534-15-6
- 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane CAS 406-58-6
- 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutylperoxypivalate CAS 22288-41-1
- 1,2-dichloroethane; ethylene dichloride CAS 107-06-2
- 1,2-dichloroethylene [1]; cis-dichloroethylene [2]; trans-dichloroethylene [3] CAS 540-59-0[1]156-59-2[
- 1,2-dichloropropane; propylene dichloride CAS 78-87-5
- 1,2-diethoxyethane CAS 629-14-1
- 1,2-diethoxypropane CAS 10221-57-5
- 1,2-dimethoxyethane; ethylene glycol dimethyl ether; EGDME CAS 110-71-4
- 1,2-dimethoxypropane CAS 7778-85-0
- 1,2-epoxybutane CAS 106-88-7
- 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene CAS 95-63-6
- 1,3-di(prop-2,2-diyl)benzene bis(neodecanoylperoxide) CAS 117663-11-3
- 1,3-dichloropropene [1]; (Z)-1,3-dichloropropene [2] CAS 542-75-6[1]10061-01-
- 1,3-diethoxypropane CAS 3459-83-4
- 1,3-dioxolane CAS 646-06-0
- 1,3-propylene oxide CAS 503-30-0
- 1,4-dimethylcyclohexane CAS 589-90-2
- 1,4-dioxane CAS 123-91-1
- 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl thiocyanate CAS 112-56-1
- 2-(isocyanatosulfonylmethyl)benzoic acid methyl ester; (alt.):methyl 2-(isocyanatosulfonylmethyl)benzoate CAS 83056-32-0
- 2-aminoethyldimethylamine; 2-dimethylaminoethylamine CAS 108-00-9
- 2-aminopropane; isopropylamine CAS 75-31-0
- 2-bromopropane CAS 75-26-3
- 2-diethylaminoethanol; N,N-diethylethanolamine CAS 100-37-8
- 2-dimethylaminoethanol; N,N-dimethylethanolamine CAS 108-01-0
- 2-ethoxyethanol; ethylene glycol monoethyl ether CAS 110-80-5
- 2-ethoxyethyl acetate; ethylglycol acetate CAS 111-15-9
- 2-fluoro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine CAS 69045-82-5
- 2-fluoro-6-trifluoromethylpyridine CAS 94239-04-0
- 2-methoxy-1-methylethyl acetate CAS 108-65-6
- 2-methoxy-2-methylbutane; tert-amyl methyl ether CAS 994-05-8
- 2-methoxyethanol; ethylene glycol monomethyl ether CAS 109-86-4
- 2-methoxyethyl acrylate CAS 3121-61-7
- 2-methoxypropanol CAS 1589-47-5
- 2-methoxypropyl acetate CAS 70657-70-4
- 2-methyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane CAS 4524-95-2
- 2-methyl-3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl-2-propenoate hydrolysis product with silica CAS 125804-20-8
- 2-methylaziridine; propyleneimine CAS 75-55-8
- 2-methylbutan-2-ol; tert-pentanol CAS 75-85-4
- 2-methylcyclohexanone CAS 583-60-8
- 2-methylpropan-1-ol; iso-butanol CAS 78-83-1
- 2-methylpropan-2-ol; tert-butyl alcohol CAS 75-65-0
- 2-methylpyridine; 2-picoline CAS 109-06-8
- 2-nitropropane CAS 79-46-9
- 2-phenylpropene; α-methylstyrene CAS 98-83-9
- 2,2-dichloro-1,3-benzodioxol CAS 2032-75-9
- 2,3-dichloropropene; 2,3-dichloropropylene CAS 78-88-6
- 2,4-dimethylpentan-3-one; di-isopropyl ketone CAS 565-80-0
- 2,4,4-trimethylpent-1-ene CAS 107-39-1
- 2,4,4-trimethylpentene CAS 25167-70-8
- 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-trioxane; paraldehyde CAS 123-63-7
- 2,6-dimethylheptan-4-one; di-isobutyl ketone CAS 108-83-8
- 3-aminopropyldiethylamine; N,N-diethyl-1,3-diaminopropane CAS 104-78-9
- 3-aminopropyldimethylamine; N,N-dimethyl-1,3-diaminopropane CAS 109-55-7
- 3-chloro-2-methylpropene CAS 563-47-3
- 3-chloro-4,5,α, α,α-pentafluorotoluene CAS 77227-99-7
- 3-chloropropene; allyl chloride CAS 107-05-1
- 3-hydroxy-1,1-dimethylbutyl 2-ethyl-2-methylheptaneperoxoate Index No 617-016-00-4
- 3-iodpropene; allyl iodide CAS 556-56-9
- 3-methylbutan-2-one; methyl isopropyl ketone CAS 563-80-4
- 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene CAS 77-73-6
- 4-methoxy-4-methylpentan-2-one CAS 107-70-0
- 4-methylpent-3-en-2-one; mesityl oxide CAS 141-79-7
- 4-methylpentan-2-ol; methyl isobutyl carbinol CAS 108-11-2
- 4-methylpyridine; 4-picoline CAS 108-89-4
- 5-chloro-2,3-difluoropyridine CAS 89402-43-7
- 5-methylheptan-3-one CAS 541-85-5
- 5-methylhexan-2-one; isoamyl methyl ketone CAS 110-12-3
- 7-methylocta-1,6-diene CAS 42152-47-6
- acetaldehyde;; ethanal CAS 75-07-0
- acetic acid CAS 64-19-7
- acetic anhydride CAS 108-24-7
- acetone CAS 67-64-1
- acetonitrile CAS 75-05-8
- acetyl chloride CAS 75-36-5
- acrolein; prop-2-enal; acrylaldehyde CAS 107-02-8
- acrylic acid; prop-2-enoic acid CAS 79-10-7
- acrylonitrile CAS 107-13-1
- allyl alcohol CAS 107-18-6
- allyl glycidyl ether; allyl 2,3-epoxypropyl ether; prop-2-en-1-yl 2,3-epoxypropyl ether CAS 106-92-3
- allyl methacrylate; 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid 2-propenyl ester CAS 96-05-9
- allylamine CAS 107-11-9
- benzene CAS 71-43-2
- benzyldimethylamine CAS 103-83-3
- bis(1-methylethyl)-dimethoxysilane CAS 18230-61-0
- bis(2-methoxyethyl) ether CAS 111-96-6
- bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dithiophosphonic acid CAS 107667-02-7
- bis(chloromethyl) ether; oxybis(chloromethane) CAS 542-88-1
- bis(N-methyl-N-phenylhydrazine)sulfate CAS 618-26-8
- bromobenzene CAS 108-86-1
- bromoethane; ethyl bromide CAS 74-96-4
- butan-1-ol; n-butanol CAS 71-36-3
- butan-2-ol [1]; (S)-butan-2-ol [2]; (R)-butan-2-ol [3]; (±)-butan-2-ol [4] CAS 78-92-2[1]4221-99-2[
- butocarboxim (ISO); 3-(methylthio)-2-butanone O-[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxime CAS 34681-10-2
- butyl (dialkyloxy(dibutoxyphosphoryloxy))titanium (trialkyloxy)titanium phosphate Index No 015-142-00-9
- butyl butyrate CAS 109-21-7
- butyl chloroformate; chloroformic acid butyl ester CAS 592-34-7
- butyl formate [1]; tert-butyl formate [2]; isobutyl formate [3] CAS 592-84-7[1]762-75-4[
- butyl glycidyl ether; butyl 2,3-epoxypropyl ether CAS 2426-08-6
- butyl nitrite CAS 544-16-1
- butylamine CAS 109-73-9
- butyraldehyde CAS 123-72-8
- butyryl chloride CAS 141-75-3
- carbon disulphide CAS 75-15-0
- chlormethyl methyl ether; chlorodimethyl ether CAS 107-30-2
- chlorobenzene CAS 108-90-7
- chloroprene (stabilised); 2-chlorobuta-1,3-diene (stabilised) CAS 126-99-8
- crotonaldehyde; 2-butenal [1]; (E)-2-butenal; (E)-crotonaldehyde [2] CAS 4170-30-3[1]123-73-9
- Cumene CAS 98-82-8
- cyclohexane CAS 110-82-7
- cyclohexanone CAS 108-94-1
- cyclohexylamine CAS 108-91-8
- cyclopentane CAS 287-92-3
- cyclopentanone CAS 120-92-3
- cyclopentyl chloroformate CAS 50715-28-1
- di-n-butyl ether; dibutyl ether CAS 142-96-1
- di-n-butylamine CAS 111-92-2
- di-tert-(C12-14)-alkylammonium 2-benzothiazolylthiosuccinate CAS 125078-60-6
- di-tert-butyl peroxide CAS 110-05-4
- diethyl ether CAS 60-29-7
- diethylamine CAS 109-89-7
- diisopropyl ether [1]; dipropyl ether [2] CAS 108-20-3[1]111-43-3[
- diisopropylamine CAS 108-18-9
- diketene; diketen CAS 674-82-8
- dimethyl (2S)-2-hydroxysuccinate CAS 617-55-0
- dimethyl carbonate CAS 616-38-6
- dimethyl disulphide CAS 624-92-0
- dimethyldichlorosilane CAS 75-78-5
- dipentene; limonene [1]; (S)-p-mentha-1,8-diene; l-limonene [2]; trans-1-methyl-4-(1-methylvinyl)cyclohexene [3]; (±)-1-methyl-4-(1-methylvinyl)cyclohexene [4] CAS 138-86-3[1]5989-54-8
- dipropylamine CAS 142-84-7
- ethanethiol; ethyl mercaptan CAS 75-08-1
- ethanol CAS 64-17-5
- ethyl 3,3-bis(tert-pentylperoxy)butyrate CAS 67567-23-1
- ethyl acetate CAS 141-78-6
- ethyl acrylate CAS 140-88-5
- ethyl chloroformate CAS 541-41-3
- ethyl formate CAS 109-94-4
- ethyl lactate; ethyl DL-lactate [1]; ethyl (S)-2-hydroxypropionate; ethyl L-lactate; ethyl-(S)-lactate [2] CAS 97-64-3[1]687-47-8[2
- ethyl methacrylate CAS 97-63-2
- ethyl propionate CAS 105-37-3
- ethylbenzene CAS 100-41-4
- ethyldimethylamine CAS 598-56-1
- ethylenediamine; 1,2-diaminoethane CAS 107-15-3
- ethyleneimine; aziridine CAS 151-56-4
- ethynyl cyclopropane CAS 6746-94-7
- formic acid CAS 64-18-6
- furan CAS 110-00-9
- gasoline CAS 86290-81-5
- heptan-2-one; methyl amyl ketone CAS 110-43-0
- heptan-3-one; butyl ethyl ketone CAS 106-35-4
- heptan-4-one; di-n-propyl ketone CAS 123-19-3
- heptane CAS 142-82-5[1]108-08-7[
- hexan-2-one; methyl butyl ketone; butyl methyl ketone; methyl-n-butyl ketone CAS 591-78-6
- hexane CAS 110-54-3
- hexane (containing < 5 % n-hexane (203-777-6)); 2-methylpentane [1]; 3-methylpentane [2]; 2,2-dimethylbutane [3]; 2,3-dimethylbutane [4] CAS 107-83-5[1]96-14-0[2
- hydrazine CAS 302-01-2
- hydrogen cyanide; hydrocyanic acid CAS 74-90-8
- isobutyl acrylate CAS 106-63-8
- isobutyl but-3-enoate CAS 24342-03-8
- isobutyl methacrylate CAS 97-86-9
- isobutyl nitrite CAS 542-56-3
- isobutylisopropyldimethoxysilane CAS 111439-76-0
- isobutyryl chloride CAS 79-30-1
- isopentane; 2-methylbutane CAS 78-78-4
- isopentyl formate [1]; pentyl formate [2] CAS 110-45-2[1]35073-27-
- isopentyl propionate [1]; pentyl propionate [2]; 2-methylbutyl propionate [3] CAS 105-68-0[1]624-54-4[
- isoprene (stabilised); 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene CAS 78-79-5
- isopropyl alcohol CAS 67-63-0
- isopropyl chloroacetate CAS 105-48-6
- isopropyl propionate CAS 637-78-5
- mesitylene; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene CAS 108-67-8
- methacrylonitrile; 2-methyl-2-propene nitrile CAS 126-98-7
- methanol CAS 67-56-1
- methyl acetate CAS 79-20-9
- methyl acrylate; methyl propenoate CAS 96-33-3
- methyl chloroacetate CAS 96-34-4
- methyl chloroformate CAS 79-22-1
- methyl ethyl ketone CAS 78-93-3
- methyl formate CAS 107-31-3
- methyl isobutyl ketone CAS 108-10-1
- methyl isocyanate CAS 624-83-9
- methyl lactate [1]; methyl (±)-lactate [2]; methyl (R)-lactate [3]; methyl (S)-(-)-lactate [4] CAS 547-64-8[1]2155-30-8
- methyl methacrylate CAS 80-62-6
- methyl propionate CAS 554-12-1
- methylcyclohexane CAS 108-87-2
- morpholine CAS 110-91-8
- n-butyl acetate CAS 123-86-4
- n-butyl acrylate CAS 141-32-2
- n-butyl methacrylate CAS 97-88-1
- n-butyl propionate [1]; sec-butyl propionate [2]; tert-butyl propionate [3] CAS 590-01-2[1]591-34-4[
- n-butyronitrile CAS 109-74-0
- N,N-diethyl-N',N'-dimethylpropan-1,3-diyl-diamine CAS 62478-82-4
- N,N-dimethylhydrazine CAS 57-14-7
- N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine CAS 110-18-9
- Naphthenic acids, copper salts; copper naphthenate CAS 1338-02-9
- nitroethane CAS 79-24-3
- nitromethane CAS 75-52-5
- O-ethylhydroxylamine CAS 624-86-2
- O-isobutyl-N-ethoxy carbonylthiocarbamate CAS 103122-66-3
- octane; n-octane [1]; 2,2,4-trimethylpentane [2]; 2,3,3-trimethylpentane [3]; 3,3-dimethylhexane [4]; 2,2,3-trimethylpentane [5]; 2,3,4-trimethylpentane [6]; 3,4-dimethylhexane [7]; 2,3-dimethylhexane [8]; 2,4-dimethylhexane [9]; 4-methylheptane [10]; 3-methylheptane [11]; 2,2-dimethylhexane [12]; 2,5-dimethylhexane [13]; 2-methylheptane [14]; 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane [15]; 3-ethyl-2-methylpentane [16]; 3-ethylhexane [17]; 3-ethyl-3-methylpentane [18]; isooctane [19] CAS 111-65-9[1]540-84-1[
- p-mentha-1,3-diene; 1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene;; alpha-terpinene CAS 99-86-5
- parathion - methyl (ISO); O,O-dimethyl O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate CAS 298-00-0
- pentan-3-one; diethyl ketone CAS 96-22-0
- pentane CAS 109-66-0
- pentane-2,4-dione; acetylacetone CAS 123-54-6
- pentanol isomers, with the exception fo those specified elsewhere in this Annex Index No 603-006-00-7
- pentyl acetate [1]; isopentyl acetate [2]; 1-methylbutyl acetate [3]; 2-methylbutyl acetat [4]; 2(or 3)-methylbutyl acetate [5] CAS 628-63-7[1]123-92-2[
- pentyl formate CAS 638-49-3
- pentyl nitrite [1]; ‘amyl nitrite’, mixed isomers [2] CAS 463-04-7[1]110-46-3[
- piperidine CAS 110-89-4
- prop-2-yn-1-ol; propargyl alcohol CAS 107-19-7
- propan-1-ol; n-propanol CAS 71-23-8
- propanal; propionaldehyde CAS 123-38-6
- propionyl chloride CAS 79-03-8
- propyl acetate [1]; isopropyl acetate [2] CAS 109-60-4[1]108-21-4[
- propyl chloroformate; chloroformic acid propylester; n-propyl chloroformate CAS 109-61-5
- propyl formate [1]; isopropyl formate [2] CAS 110-74-7[1]625-55-8[
- propyl propionate CAS 106-36-5
- Propylbenzene CAS 103-65-1
- propylene oxide; 1,2-epoxypropane; methyloxirane CAS 75-56-9
- propylenediamine CAS 78-90-0
- pyridine CAS 110-86-1
- R-1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane CAS 51594-55-9
- reaction mass of: bis(isotridecylammonium)mono(di-(4-methylpent-2-yloxy)thiophosphorothionylisopropyl)phosphate; isotridecylammonium bis(di-(4-methylpent-2-yloxy)thiophosphorothionylisopropyl)phosphate Index No 015-172-00-2
- reaction product of: 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy, diethyl ester, 1-propanol and zirconium tetra-n-propanolate Index No 650-045-00-0
- reaction product of: acetophenone, formaldehyde, cyclohexylamine, methanol and acetic acid Index No 650-018-00-3
- Reaction products of tungsten hexachloride with 2-methylpropan-2-ol, nonylphenol and pentane-2,4-dione Index No 074-002-00-5
- S-(3-trimethoxysilyl)propyl 19-isocyanato-11-(6-isocyanatohexyl)-10,12-dioxo-2,9,11,13-tetraazanonadecanethioate CAS 85702-90-5
- sec-butyl acetate [1]; isobutyl acetate [2]; tert-butyl acetate [3] CAS 105-46-4[1]110-19-0[
- sec-butyl nitrite CAS 924-43-6
- styrene CAS 100-42-5
- tert-butyl acrylate CAS 1663-39-4
- tert-butyl methyl ether; MTBE; 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane CAS 1634-04-4
- tert-butyl nitrite CAS 540-80-7
- tert-butyl propionate CAS 20487-40-5
- tetracarbonylnickel; nickel tetracarbonyl CAS 13463-39-3
- tetraethyl silicate; ethyl silicate CAS 78-10-4
- tetrahydrofuran CAS 109-99-9
- tetrahydrothiophene CAS 110-01-0
- toluene CAS 108-88-3
- trans-methyl-2-ethyl-but-2-enoate CAS 101226-85-1
- trichloro(methyl)silane; methyltrichlorosilane CAS 75-79-6
- trichlorosilane CAS 10025-78-2
- triethylamine CAS 121-44-8
- trimethyl borate CAS 121-43-7
- turpentine, oil CAS 8006-64-2
- vinyl acetate CAS 108-05-4
- xylene CAS 95-47-6[1]106-42-3[2
- α,α,α-trifluorotoluene; benzotrifluoride CAS 98-08-8
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