This training manual provides 42 lessons developed for a workplace literacy program at O'Neal Steel. Each lesson consists of a summary sheet with activities and corresponding materials and time; handout(s); pretest; instructor materials and samples; and worksheet(s). Activities in each lesson are set induction, guided practice, applied practice, and closure. The first 41 lessons are categorized into 5 groups. The 15 general lessons are as follows: introductory lesson--O'Neal Company history; fraction; fraction and decimal review; conversion I and II; measurement--standard and metric tape measure, caliper, and micrometer; safety--general, Material Safety Data Sheet, and lockout/tagout; O'Neal computer--WIZ mail (electronic message system); O'Neal Company--checking stock; O'Neal completing orders; and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000 and O'Neal Quality Policy. Five lessons are in the shear section: safety; job procedure; work orders; computer numerical control--basic set-up; and problem solving. The section on loaders consists of 12 lessons: safety; codes and abbreviations; measurement of structural shapes, bar shapes, tubing and pipe, coil and plate and sheet, aluminum tread plate and hot rolled floor plate and sheet, and grip strut and X-metal; loading papers; problem solving--case studies, truckloads, and error reduction. Four lessons on burners are cutting cards, customer drawings, problem solving, and following directions. Five lessons on material handlers include computation--whole numbers; job procedures; shipping and receiving; work orders; and problem solving. A review lesson is provided. (YLB)