Containers of asbestos at Southside have been made secure, according to United Bermuda Party MP Suzann Roberts Holshouser.

Weeks after alerting the public to open containers of the deadly substance at the former US Navy baselands, Mrs. Roberts Holshouser, MP for St. David's says that she has been assured by the Bermuda Land Development Company (BLDC) that all the containers now have padlocks and that the gates to the holding area have been shut.

Earlier this month she kicked off a crusade to protect her constituents from asbestos related illnesses by showing the media how easy it can be to access a stockpile of the toxic waste.

And she challenged Government to hold its own press conference showing that adequate security measures had been put in place.

But the site is the responsibility of BLDC and manager Patrick Jones has consistently refused to return phone calls.

Hundreds of containers of the substance, removed from the former United States Navy base-lands, are stored at a site on Southside.

Mrs. Roberts Holshouser was concerned that curious children could gain access to the asbestos which can cause cancer if handled incorrectly. Yesterday she said she was hoping to examine the containers today.