Comparison
GO! Site Approved vs LinkSafe
An Australian-built platform, now part of the UK-headquartered Civica group, covering contractor prequalification, online and site-specific inductions, permit applications, visitor management and site sign-in.
Contracting company, visitor and site management
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Who each one is for.
Who LinkSafe was built for
Organisations with several distinct populations arriving on site — contracting companies, visitors, volunteers — across utilities, construction, education, local government and health.
Where the two genuinely overlap
Contractor prequalification, induction and site attendance. LinkSafe spreads across many kinds of visitor; we go deep on the one population a mine is judged on.
At a glance
GO! Site Approved and LinkSafe, side by side
| GO! Site Approved | LinkSafe | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned in | PIAGO — Australia (Brisbane) | Civica — United Kingdom |
| Sold to | The mine or quarry operator | Organisations with mixed populations coming on site |
| Company prequalification | Yes | Yes |
| Worker competency and tickets | Yes | Yes |
| Plant and equipment complianceUs | Yes | Not stated |
| Site access | Yes | Yes |
| Designed for Australian mining complianceUs | Yes | Not stated |
| Matched product for the other side of the gateUs | Yes | Not stated |
A tick means the vendor publicly offers it. A dash means they do not put it forward — not that it cannot be done. Ownership and product scope checked August 2026.
The honest split
Choose GO! Site Approved if
- Almost everyone on your site works for a contracting company, doing high-consequence work.
- You run plant and need it held to the same standard as your people.
- You are under Australian resources legislation, not utilities or local government rules.
- You would rather your compliance data stayed with an Australian company.
- You would rather deal with Carl, who owns and built it, than an account manager.
Choose LinkSafe if
- Most people coming onto your site are visitors or volunteers rather than contracting companies.
The verdict
For an Australian mine or quarry the fit is not close — GO! Site Approved is built for this industry, this legislation and this workforce.
LinkSafe is strong at the thing a mine site needs least — handling many different kinds of visitor — and lighter on the thing it needs most, which is task-level competency for a contracting company workforce with the plant held to the same standard. Add a UK owner and a feature set shaped by utilities and local government, and the gap widens.
This comparison describes what each product is built for, drawn from how LinkSafe describes itself publicly. We do not run their software and make no claims about what it cannot do. If you work at LinkSafe and think this is unfair, tell us and we will fix it.
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