DEMEX used equipment cleverly with task-specific attachments to reduce risks. A built-in dust suppression head attachment significantly minimised risk of Ignition; 125ft knuckle booms provided access to elevated areas to remove aged, fragile asbestos eliminating exposure of personnel; and a custom fabricated blade attachment was used to process steel tanks.

Hazards to be remediated were complicated by a number of factors, not limited to: the scale of the operation; the number of workers onsite operating concurrently in multiple work zones; potential for volatility as equipment engaged with high risk chemicals, often concealed; and removal of fragile, aged asbestos.