States are increasingly hiring private military companies to act in zones where armed conflicts are occurring. The predominant feeling in the international community is that it would be best to regulate such companies. Cognizant of much confusion as to the status of the employees of private military companies under international humanitarian law, this article explains the laws on mercenaries, c...

The construction industry is a booming sector of the Polish economy; however, it is stigmatised by a lower classification due to high occupational risks and an unsatisfactory state of occupational safety. Safety on construction sites is compromised by small construction firms which dominate the market and have high accident rates. This article presents the results of studies (using a checklist)...

The positive impact of the introduction labor protection standards (OH&S) in organization is recognized by governments, employers, and workers. However, knowledge its effective use small medium-sized enterprises still limited. This case study aims to provide a better understanding how implementation integrated management systems (IMS) affects improvement risk process field occupational safe...

In this study, we aimed to identify the influencing factors that drive highway construction companies adopt smart technologies. Using expert interviews and scoring, collected interview data from 25 experts in field proposed TOSE framework based on TOE framework, identifying four dimensions fourteen factors. We analyzed results using Fuzzy DEMATEL-ISM method, then summarized findings according e...

In the construction sector wastes and problems concerning logistics and supply chain management are widely found, and they are some of the important interfering factors for improving efficiency and productivity within the sector. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a well developed and adapted approach for logistics and supply chain managements in other industries, such as automotive. This thesis...