A face shield for outdoor power equipment of the type having a power source, an operating element, and a substantially straight shaft extending between the power source and the operating element, includes a sheet of transparent material and a holding member attached to both the transparent sheet and the shaft. When so attached and held, the transparent sheet extends primarily upward from the shaft and is positioned closer than halfway between the operating element and the face of the equipment operator. The transparent sheet is of such dimensions and is maintained in such position by the holding member that it intersects all straight lines that extend between the operating element of the power equipment and the face of the equipment operator.
