Citation

Teusner A. J. Health Saf. Res. Pract. 2010; 2(2): 23-33.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Safety Institute of Australia, Publisher LexisNexis Media)

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Abstract

There has been little scholarly focus within the literature on insider research in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). Despite this, there is a growing body of knowledge in other disciplines that can provide a foundation to support insider research in OHS. In particular, the benefits of insider research can present strengths and opportunities that would not otherwise exist. Whilst the constraints can be problematic, the insider researcher can minimise the impact, if adequately prepared. The aims of this paper are to examine the literature from a thematic perspective on the benefits and constraints of insider research; provide one account from the field, arising out of doctoral research, to demonstrate how the benefits and constraints were managed in that research; and provide the author’s learnings back into the literature.