Lincoln Industries has a strong belief statement that stands with all of the beliefs and drivers of the company: “Wellness and Healthy Lifestyles are Important to our Success.”  Lincoln Industries Wellness is designed around wellness and life enhancement for the “whole” person.  The focus is broken down into six categories of wellness: physical, emotional, occupational, social, spiritual and intellectual.  Our goal is to improve the quality of life for our people and their families in developing positive long term behavioral changes by establishing wellness and life enhancement as part of the organizational culture.  Wellness is strongly integrated into the company’s strategic plan, business initiatives, innovation processes and people development.  Lincoln Industries recognizes wellness as one of its driving forces for personal improvement and company success.

Lincoln Industries Wellness uses its go! Platinum program as the driver for information, motivation, and behavioral change.  go! Platinum consists of programs involving physical fitness, nutrition, health screenings, occupational safety, disease prevention, medical information updates, work behavior and health risk assessments. go! Platinum ranks the Lincoln Industries population based on their health status, wellness participation, tobacco use, and safety (e.g. Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze).  People reaching Platinum level receive an invitation to join the senior executives on an expenses-paid climb of a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Other incentives include insurance discounts for tobacco free individuals, up to $160 for completing various activities, and wage increases from individual wellness performance evaluations.

The wellness staff is composed of three full time individuals, Director of Wellness and Life Enhancement, Occupational Nurse, and Wellness Specialist.  The VP of People Resources oversees the wellness staff.  The wellness team is also supported by the safety manager, selected wellness champions, and wellness committee members.  All wellness programs are fully funded by Lincoln Industries at no cost to the individual.