Communication to consumers & vulnerables Results of Working Group Discussion

Objectives 1.Formulate the best way to get to vulnerables 2.Convince the EU institutions that fire safety is part of their responsibility and that EU action is needed 3.Formulate concrete proposals to reduce fire injuries and deaths

Actions & next steps OBJECTIVE 1 Receive confirmation from the statistics working group that the vulnerables are: –Children –Elderly –Ethnic minorities Create a “knowledge net”: Exchange of best practices on education, prevention, accessing vulnerables projects, etc –Through a special section on the EFA website

Actions & next steps OBJECTIVE 2 Link fire safety to other policies which are of EU competency: –Health policy –Anti-discrimination policy OBJECTIVE 3 Workshop members to discuss possibilities to develop concrete proposals based on information gathered

Responsible for action & timing Knowledge net: –B-M to create special section on EFA website – Oct/Nov 08 –B-M to create template for input on best practices and send it to members of the workshop – Oct/Nov 08 Link to other policies –Michael Hagen to draft paper on link between fire safety, health and discrimination- Oct/Nov 08 –Paper to be distributed to members of the workshop by B-M – Oct/Nov 08 –Anne-Sophie Parent from AGE to send information to EFA about possibility to develop EU projects linked to EU regional policy – Oct/Nov 08