System and method for the automatic shutdown of a hand-operated tool

The present invention relates to a system (1) for automatically switching off a hand-operated tool (2)， comprising - An indicator device (3) which is set up for the contactless transmission and / or reception of signals and is connected to an item of clothing or a body part (4) of a person carrying the hand-operated tool (2)， - A detection device (5)， which is set up for the contactless transmission and / or reception of signals and is connected to the hand-operated tool (2)， and - a switching device which is set up to To receive signals from the detection device (5) and to interrupt an operation of the hand-operated tool (2)， the indicator device (3) and the detection device (5) being communicatively connected to one another and upon detection of a defined spatial distance between the indicator device ( 3) and the detection device (5) by the detection device (5) on the part of the detection device (5) to send a signal to the switching device Interruption of the operation of the hand-operated tool (2) is transmitted. The present invention also relates to a method for automatically switching off a hand-operated tool (2).