CHAINSAW

The invention relates to a chainsaw (100) with a housing (110) in which a drive unit (140) for driving a saw chain (144) is arranged. A main handle (112) and an auxiliary handle (115) are arranged on the housing (110). The main handle (112) is paired with an operating element (160) for activating the drive unit (140)， and the auxiliary handle (115) is paired with a hand guard (117) for activating a brake device (180). A safety switch assembly (120) is provided for activating and/or deactivating the drive unit (140)， said safety switch assembly being paired with a first and a second release element (122， 124). The first release element (122) can be activated in order to carry out a first release function in order to initiate the activation of the safety switch assembly (120)， and the second release element (124) can be activated in order to carry out a second release function in order to allow the drive unit (140) to be activated via the operating element (160). The invention relates to a chainsaw (100) with a housing (110) in which a drive unit (140) for driving a saw chain (144) is arranged. A main handle (112) and an auxiliary handle (115) are arranged on the housing (110). The main handle (112) is paired with an operating element (160) for activating the drive unit (140)， and the auxiliary handle (115) is paired with a hand guard (117) for activating a brake device (180). A safety switch assembly (120) is provided for activating and/or deactivating the drive unit (140)， said safety switch assembly being paired with a first and a second release element (122， 124). The first release element (122) can be activated in order to carry out a first release function in order to initiate the activation of the safety switch assembly (120)， and the second release element (124) can be activated in order to carry out a second release function in order to allow the drive unit (140) to be activated via the operating element (160).