A red light panel on the work floor
Considering a red light panel as a wellness facility for employees? See what a suitable setup requires and calculate the purchase cost per employee.
How you can use it
Choose a suitable, dry space and make participation voluntary. Provide clear instructions and a fixed point of contact.
Align the introduction with the person responsible for facilities and wellbeing. Gauge interest and evaluate the use before expanding the facility.
A space for wellbeing
At work, a light space can provide room for a brief, calm break. Position it as a voluntary wellbeing facility, not as a solution for symptoms, absence or productivity. This keeps communication honest and accessible.
Clear house rules, privacy and simple planning determine whether employees can use the room comfortably. Ask about their experience without collecting health data, and evaluate only what your organisation can actually observe.
A business light space works best when the experience is predictable. Choose one routine for arrival, explanation, planning and completion. Explain in advance that red and near-infrared light may be visible or perceptible, but make no individual promise about an outcome. Give users room to stop and make clear where the manual and safety information can be found. This provides an attentive wellbeing moment that remains practical for staff to operate.
Preferably start on a small scale and record only operational information, such as bookings, occupancy and recurring questions. Avoid medical data and do not ask about symptoms. After an agreed period, discuss with the team whether the space, explanation and planning work well. If you mention research, separate general research context from information about the RedLab product. The science page contains only checked sources with their limitations; the measurements page states which product values have actually been measured.
Include daily operation in your choice as well. Decide who checks the panel, how eye protection is managed and when the setup is cleaned. Keep enough clear space around the panel and follow the placement conditions in the manual. A fixed short introduction prevents every staff member from giving a different explanation. The proposal flow therefore asks about sector, space, preferred model, quantity and offer type. This information helps prepare a practical conversation; it is not an automated product recommendation. Always compare models using known dimensions, setup and checked data. Where a product specification is not yet available, it appears only as unknown in the specification table.
Worked example for your venue
There is no session revenue here, so there is no payback period either. What you can calculate is the cost per employee. A RedLab Pro of €1,095 excluding VAT, depreciated over three years and divided across sixty employees as calculator input, works out at about €6 per employee per year.
- Purchase RedLab Pro
- €1,095.00excl. VATincl. VAT €1,324.95
- Depreciation (calculator input)
- 3 years
- Employees (calculator input)
- 60
- Cost per employee per year at this input
- about € 6
- Payback period
- not applicable
- Electricity cost per 5-minute session
- about € 0.01
The electricity cost is calculated using the Pro's measured power draw of 480 watts and an electricity price of 35 cents per kilowatt-hour. In the full calculator you can adjust the number of employees and the purchase price; for this sector it calculates cost per employee rather than a payback period.
Run it with your own figuresModel to consider: RedLab Pro
The Pro is a mid-sized panel to consider for a shared space. The One can suit a more compact setup.
Use and instruction
Follow the usage instructions for the model you have chosen. Make sure the user knows which light mode, distance, session length and eye protection apply.
Practical questions
Should the health and safety officer be involved?
Involve whoever is responsible for a safe workplace in the choice and setup. Check the manual and the internal agreements for this space.
What if few employees use it?
Gauge interest beforehand and start with a setup that suits the available space. Use the results of an evaluation for follow-up decisions.
Can this be used in a workshop?
Discuss the intended combination, group size and space. Whether the setup is suitable depends on the activity and the panel's usage instructions.
What does the setup require?
What the quiet room needs.
- Floor space
- about 1 x 1.5 m clear space in front of the panel
- Power socket
- earthed, 230 V; Pro 480 W measured
- Height
- panel wall-mounted, bottom edge at seated height or higher
- Environment
- IP20, indoor and dry use only
- Cleaning
- wipe dry during the existing cleaning round
Discuss your workplace
Tell us about your space, the number of employees and the setup you have in mind.