Abstract: A safety appliance for a downhaul weight. The safety appliance includes a cradle that is configured and arranged to receive support a downhaul weight in its normal working orientation. The safety appliance is capable of receiving and supporting downhaul weights having different sizes and dimensions. When a downhaul weight is seated in the cradle, the safety appliance may provide a working space therebelow. The cradle of the safety appliance may include friction reducing material that allows a downhaul weight to be manipulated while it is seated in the cradle. The safety appliance and a downhaul weight may be conveyed from one location to another location as a single unit. The safety appliance may include one or more box-beams that facilitate lifting the safety appliance from below and/or one or more lifting lugs that facilitate lifting the safety appliance from above.