Circadian Australia

What Circadian Australia does

Circadian Australia (legal entity Circadian Holdings Australia Pty Ltd) is a Queensland-based, privately held subsidiary of Boston-headquartered Circadian Technologies Inc., operating across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. The company delivers workforce consulting, training, and technology focused on fatigue risk management for 24/7 industries including mining, petrochemical, aviation, transport, and manufacturing. Its core offering is a suite of Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) solutions built around proprietary and partner-licensed biomathematical models, online training courses, and consulting services.

The product portfolio comprises five online training courses (priced $29-$98 AUD per course, with 30-120 minute modules) compliant with ANSI/API RP-755, plus software tools including the Schedule Risk Analyser (using the CAS-5 fatigue modelling platform), FACTS for accident-incident analysis, and a broader FRM Software suite. The READI Enterprise Suite, delivered via a partnership with Fatigue Science, combines ReadiBand wrist-worn wearables (validated against polysomnography at 92% accuracy), the SAFTE biomathematical model, and supervisor analytics dashboards integrated with Fitbit and Garmin. ZircLight is a patented circadian-modulated LED lighting and eyewear technology, and the company also offers shift scheduling optimisation consulting, FRMS implementation (gap analyses, audits, training), and an 18-paper white paper library.

Revenue is generated through a mix of per-course online training sales, subscription or per-use software licensing, professional services consulting, and partner-derived wearable/alertness programs. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales for 24/7 industry clients with a self-serve e-commerce channel for individual course buyers, supported by phone outreach, Google advertising, content marketing, and keynote speaking. The company has 1-10 employees and draws on the 30+ years of research and consulting experience from its Boston parent.

Name

Circadian Australia

Legal name

Circadian Holdings Australia Pty Ltd

Website

https://circadianaustralia.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Circadian Australia delivers fatigue risk management consulting, training, and software for 24/7 industries across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. It serves mining, petrochemical, aviation, transport, and manufacturing operators with biomathematical modelling, online courses, and wearable alertness technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fatigue Risk Management Consulting

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Management & Scheduling (BPACAPAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Management Administration (Labor Forecasting, Rostering, OT Rules) (BPAAAHAD), Workforce Management & Scheduling Practices (EDABACAL)

Keywords

• Fatigue risk management
• Shift work consulting
• Workforce safety training
• FRMS implementation
• Alertness monitoring software

Headquarters

HQ city

Salisbury

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Online Fatigue Training Courses: Per-course sales of online fatigue management training programs ranging from $29 to $98 AUD plus GST. Volume discounts available for purchases of 25 or more courses. Courses delivered digitally with 12 months access to review content.
2. Fatigue Risk Management Software: Web-based software tools for Fatigue Risk Management Systems including Schedule Risk Analyser, FACTS incident analysis, and Fatigue Risk Management Software. Subscription or per-use licensing model.
3. FRMS Consulting and Implementation: Expert consulting services for FRMS evaluation, design, development, and implementation. Includes gap analyses, assessments, audits, and on-site training workshops for 24/7 operations.
4. Employee Alertness Programs: Health, wellbeing, and sleep coaching programs incorporating READI Real-Time & Predictive Alertness technology by Fatigue Science. Includes sleep enhancement programs and biomathematical roster analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Circadian Australia provides Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) consulting, software, and training services for 24/7 workforce operations across mining, petrochemical, aviation, transport, and manufacturing industries. The company delivers proprietary biomathematical fatigue modelling (CAS-5), real-time alertness monitoring (READI/ReadiBand), accident-incident analysis (FACTS), schedule risk assessment tools, ANSI/API RP-755 compliant online training courses, and FRMS implementation services to help organisations reduce fatigue-related incidents, optimise shift schedules, and improve worker health, wellbeing and safety.

Product overview

Circadian Australia offers a comprehensive suite of fatigue risk management products and services for 24/7 operations. The core portfolio includes five online training courses (BASIC, GENERAL, DRIVERS, SHIFT WORKER, and SUPERVISOR Fatigue Training) compliant with ANSI/API RP-755 FRMS standards, priced from $29 to $98. Complementary software products include Fatigue Risk Management Software, Schedule Risk Analyser (using CAS-5 fatigue modelling), and FACTS™ for accident-incident analysis. The READI™ Enterprise Suite by FATIGUE SCIENCE provides wearable devices (ReadiBand), real-time alertness monitoring (READI/Supervise™), and analytics (READI/Analytics™) integrated with Fitbit and Garmin wearables. ZircLight Technology offers circadian-modulated LED lighting solutions. The company also provides consulting services for FRMS implementation, shift scheduling optimization, and employee alertness management programs, along with white papers and education services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZircLight: Spectrum-specific circadian-modulated LED lighting, filtered eyewear and display screens for nocturnal workplace lighting solutions.
• READI
• FACTS

Products and services

• BASIC Fatigue Training (ABFTO) Introductory 30-minute online fatigue management course providing basic information about how shift work or long hours cause fatigue and what to do about it. Narrated with video content, includes 12 months access to review. Priced at $29.00 (+GST) per course.
• GENERAL Fatigue Training (AFTO) Detailed 2-module (approximately 80 minutes total) online course about the causes of fatigue and how to manage a shift work lifestyle. Also available with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) components. Priced at $98.00 (+GST) per course.
• DRIVERS Fatigue Training (ADFTO) Detailed 3-module (approximately 120 minutes total) online course about staying alert and safe when on the road, addressing fatigue management for long distance drivers, sales reps, and long commuters. Priced at $98.00 (+GST) per course with 12 months access.
• SHIFT WORKER Training in Managing Fatigue Risk (AFRMS.SW.FTO) Training course addressing fatigue management for shift workers who work rotating or night shifts. Developed after designing the ANSI/API RP-755 Fatigue Risk Management standard and compliant with FRMS requirements. Priced at $98.00 (+GST) per course.
• SUPERVISOR Training for Managing Operator Fatigue (AFRMS.S.FTO) 3-module online course for supervisors and managers addressing fatigue management issues. Meets ANSI FRMS API RP-755 standard training requirements for the refining and petrochemical industries. Priced at $98.00 (+GST) per course.
• Fatigue Risk Management Software Web-based software suite for Fatigue Risk Management Systems, tailored to meet needs of different industry employee groups including aircrew, drivers, and shift workers. Tracks, manages, and reduces fatigue-related incidents.
• Schedule Risk Analyser Web-based software tool providing complete schedule assessment for compliance with Hours of Service and Work-Rest rules (including API-ANSI RP-755). Uses CAS-5 fatigue modelling platform to provide objective Fatigue Risk Scores, assessing who should work based on fatigue risk.
• FACTS (Fatigue Accident/Incident Causation Testing System) Expert web-based system that calculates the probability of whether a person was impaired by fatigue at the time of an accident or incident. Validated against expert human panels, helps quantify cost of employee fatigue impairment.
• READI Enterprise Suite Comprehensive health, wellbeing, and sleep coaching program incorporating READI Real-Time and Predictive Alertness by Fatigue Science. Includes ReadiScore alerts, ReadiBand wearable device, and analytics for enterprise workforce fatigue management.
• ReadiBand Rugged purpose-designed wrist-worn device that accurately measures individual sleep. Captures high-resolution sleep data validated against clinical gold standard polysomnography with 92% accuracy. Partners with Fatigue Science for SAFTE biomathematical fatigue model analysis.
• ZircLight Technology Spectrum-specific circadian-modulated LED lighting systems, filtered eyewear, and display screens designed to minimise harmful blue light exposure at night. Part of CIRCADIAN ZircLight's portfolio of internationally-issued and pending patents.
• Shift Scheduling Solutions Shift schedule optimisation consulting including expanding to 7-day operations, proportional staffing, and shift work opportunity assessments. Uses biomathematical modelling to balance operational requirements, safety, and employee preferences.
• Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) Implementation Comprehensive FRMS consulting including gap analyses, assessments, audits, and implementation. Addresses staffing and hours of service compliance, scheduling, education and training, risk assessments, and accident investigation for industries including transport, mining, petrochemical, aviation, and control rooms.
• Education and Training Services On-site workshops, management seminars, and Train the Trainer programs covering managing shift work lifestyle, achieving shift work excellence, FRMS implementation, and converting to 7-day operations.
• Employee Alertness Management Program Health, wellbeing, sustainable resilience and sleep coaching programs enabling individuals and organisations to assess fitness for work. Includes confidential sleep coaching, biomathematical roster analysis, fatigue risk assessments, and site visits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fatigue is four times more likely to contribute to workplace impairment than drugs or alcohol
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Fatigue SciencecoreTechnology or IntegrationFatigue Science are leaders in fatigue-related risk management and human performance optimisation. Their solution pairs scientifically-validated biomathematical modelling with wearable technology (Readiband) to quantify and predict workplace fatigue impairment. The SAFTE Biomathematical Fatigue Model was developed by the US Army Research Lab with over 25 years and $37 million in research, validated by FAA and US Dept of Transportation.
• O2Vent (Oventus)supportingTechnology or IntegrationO2Vent Optima is a new approach to treating obstructive sleep apnea with a mouthpiece that bypasses the nose, mouth, and tongue for unobstructed airflow. The partnership provides telehealth services for sleep apnea treatment, with completely virtual process including remote impression taking and home delivery of personalised O2Vent Optima devices.
• Circadian Technologies Inc. (Boston)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircadian Technologies Inc. in Boston is the global affiliate of Circadian Australia. Circadian Australia is a 100% owned Australian company and key member of the global Circadian Technologies Inc. group. Circadian Australia draws on more than 30 years of research and consulting experience from this Boston-based parent company.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fatigue Science: Provider of the SAFTE biomathematical fatigue model and ReadiBand wearable that Circadian Australia resells under the READI brand. Closest direct competitor and technology partner in workforce fatigue risk management.
• Deputy: Australia-headquartered shift scheduling, rostering and workforce management platform serving the same mid-market and enterprise 24/7 customers Circadian Australia addresses, with growing compliance and wellbeing features.
• Circadian Technologies Inc. Boston-based global parent and affiliate that Circadian Australia draws its 30+ years of fatigue research and CAS-5 modelling from. Operates the same FRMS product set for North America and other regions.

Broad incumbents

• ADP: Payroll and workforce management giant offering scheduling, time-and-attendance and compliance solutions that overlap with Circadian Australia's workforce administration and Hours-of-Service offerings.
• UKG (Kronos): Large workforce management and HR vendor with shift scheduling, time-and-attendance and emerging fatigue/compliance modules that compete for the same enterprise procurement dollars Circadian Australia targets in 24/7 industries.
• Ceridian / Dayforce: HCM and workforce management platform with shift scheduling and employee experience capabilities increasingly used by 24/7 operators who might otherwise procure a stand-alone FRMS solution.
• SAP SuccessFactors: Global HR/HCM incumbent whose workforce management and time management modules are used by large multinationals in mining, transport and manufacturing that Circadian Australia also targets for FRMS deployments.

Emerging players

• Big Health (Sleepio): Digital sleep and fatigue therapeutic platform sold into employer wellbeing programs. Addresses overlapping sleep/fatigue outcomes for corporate employees, competing for the wellbeing budget Circadian Australia targets with READI.

Regional players

• ResMed: Australia-based leader in sleep-disordered breathing treatment including obstructive sleep apnoea — directly connected to Circadian Australia's OSA-related training and O2Vent partnership, and a potential competitor for sleep-related employer health budgets in ANZ.

Others

• Oura: Consumer wearable focused on sleep, recovery and readiness metrics. Adjacent to ReadiBand in form factor and use case but sold directly to consumers rather than enterprise fatigue programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/circadian-australia

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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