Method for enabling an active operating state of a hand-held power tool as a function of whether protective equipment is carried or worn by an operator of the hand-held power tool

A method for enabling at least one active operating state of a hand-held power tool by at least one infrastructure unit in dependence on whether an item of protective equipment is carried and/or worn by an operator of the hand-held power tool, the method comprising:

• sending at least one ID of at least one first protective equipment element of a first item of protective equipment from the at least one first protective equipment element and/or at least one ID of at least one second protective equipment element of a second item of protective equipment from the at least one first protective equipment element to at least one first infrastructure unit and/or to at least one second infrastructure unit when the operator moves in a territory in which the first infrastructure unit and the second infrastructure unit is located, the at least one first infrastructure unit and the at least one second infrastructure unit being located separately from and externally with respect to the hand-held power tool;
• sending at least one ID of at least one hand-held power tool to the at least one first infrastructure unit and/or the at least one second infrastructure unit;
• and
• sending at least one first signal from the at least one first infrastructure unit and/or sending at least one second signal from the at least one second infrastructure unit to a mobile functional unit configured to control an active operating state of the hand-held power tool,
• wherein the mobile functional unit is integrated on or in the hand-held power tool.

A system, comprising:

• at least one infrastructure unit;
• at least one hand-held power tool;
• and
• at least one item of protective equipment having at least one protective equipment element configured to communicate with the at least one infrastructure unit,
• wherein the at least one infrastructure unit is configured at least to send a signal to a mobile functional unit in dependence on whether the at least one item of protective equipment is carried and/or worn by an operator,
• wherein the at least one infrastructure unit is located in a territory separately from and externally with respect to the at least one hand-held power tool, and
• wherein the mobile functional unit is configured to activate an electrical power supply for the at least one hand-held power tool in response to receiving the signal from the at least one infrastructure unit.