shield 20 is used in a well stimulation operation at a well stimulation site 54 the equipment used at site 54 can vary from one service application to another in this example however the well stimulation site may utilize frac tanks 56 a pcm precision continuous mixer 58 a blender 60 a chemical tank or hopper 62 a sand tank or hopper 64 and multiple frac pumps 66 68 70 72 74 76 the frac pumps are connected with high pressure treating iron 78 the safety shield 20 can be set up and or moved quickly and easily to provide desired protection at a variety of locations throughout well stimulation site 54 if for example one of the frac pumps requires maintenance during the well stimulation operation personnel generally service the subject frac pump e g frac pump 70 while well stimulation operations continue the safety shield 20 provides impact protection for the personnel working on frac pump 70 by segregating them from the neighboring treating iron 78 and the surrounding frac pumps the safety shield 20 provides protection that gives workers time to move away from potential harm additionally the safety shield 20 is easy to move from one location to another to accommodate for example maintenance of other frac pumps in many applications the lightweight impact panels 24 and stand 22 enable the safety shield 20 or safety shield components to be hand.