A power tool (100, 400) comprising: a housing (105, 414); a motor (200, 305, 418) located within the housing (105, 414); a first handle having a user input configured to be actuated by a first hand of a user; a second handle having a touch sensor configured to detect a second hand of the user on the second handle; and a controller (300, 700) connected to the motor (200, 305, 418), the user input and the touch sensor, the controller (300, 700) configured to: determine whether the user input is actuated, determine whether the second hand of the user is on the second handle based on the touch sensor, control, in response to both the user input being actuated and the second hand of the user being on the second handle, the motor (200, 305, 418) to drive the motor (200, 305, 418), prohibit, in response to the user input being actuated and the second hand of the user not being on the second handle, operation of the motor (200, 305, 418), and characterised in that the controller is further configured to: determine whether the user input is actuated after determining whether the second hand of the user is on the second handle, and prohibit, in response to the user input being actuated before the second hand of the user is on the second handle, operation of the motor (200, 305, 418). a housing (105, 414); a motor (200, 305, 418) located within the housing (105, 414); a first handle having a user input configured to be actuated by a first hand of a user; a second handle having a touch sensor configured to detect a second hand of the user on the second handle; and a controller (300, 700) connected to the motor (200, 305, 418), the user input and the touch sensor, the controller (300, 700) configured to: determine whether the user input is actuated, determine whether the second hand of the user is on the second handle based on the touch sensor, control, in response to both the user input being actuated and the second hand of the user being on the second handle, the motor (200, 305, 418) to drive the motor (200, 305, 418), prohibit, in response to the user input being actuated and the second hand of the user not being on the second handle, operation of the motor (200, 305, 418), determine whether the user input is actuated, determine whether the second hand of the user is on the second handle based on the touch sensor, control, in response to both the user input being actuated and the second hand of the user being on the second handle, the motor (200, 305, 418) to drive the motor (200, 305, 418), prohibit, in response to the user input being actuated and the second hand of the user not being on the second handle, operation of the motor (200, 305, 418), and characterised in that the controller is further configured to: determine whether the user input is actuated after determining whether the second hand of the user is on the second handle, and prohibit, in response to the user input being actuated before the second hand of the user is on the second handle, operation of the motor (200, 305, 418). determine whether the user input is actuated after determining whether the second hand of the user is on the second handle, and prohibit, in response to the user input being actuated before the second hand of the user is on the second handle, operation of the motor (200, 305, 418).