Arkema's swineflu precautions

In the face of the sweeping contagion of swine flu, employees at Arkema's Lavera site are prepared to go to all lengths to keep production running, even to the point of sleeping on site to avoid catching the virus, according to this article on today's Le Figaro website.

The article goes on to say that Arkema has also banned its employees from travelling to its subsidiary in Mexico, and has invested in nearly 400,000 face masks. One company source is quoted as saying that they had to give out three a day to 9,000 french employees over five days