This page sets some additional self study for those enrolled on the learninglounge.com level 1 Health & Safety in a construction environment online course. Heavy blocks and Plasterboard are common loads on construction sites, and the HSE have provided the following brief guidance with some useful photographs.

Manual handling - what you need to know as a busy builder

Preventing injury from handling heavy blocks

Preventing injury during plasterboard handling

The HSE also provide a very useful guide for manual handling risk assessments. This is aimed at managers, but is useful for construction site workers to be aware of too.

Manual handling assessments checklist