Tool management system for coordinating and monitoring the use of at least a plurality of tools (18a, 18b, 18c), in particular portable electric tools, wherein the tool management system comprises a user control system, which has: • user terminals (16a, 16b, 16c) for providing user data that identifies a user who wishes to use one of the tools (18a, 18b, 18c), • data reception units in the tools (18a, 18b, 18c) for receiving the user data provided by the user terminals (16a, 16b, 16c), • at least one data processing unit, which is designed to assign the user data received by one of the data reception units to one of a plurality of predefined user groups, stored in a memory unit, with different usage rights for the operation of the corresponding tool (18a, 18b, 18c), wherein the tool management system has a central computer unit and a data transmission system and is designed to transmit data at least relating to users and/or usage rights and to transmit tool data identifying the tools (18a, 18b, 18c) between the central computer unit and the tools (18a, 18b, 18c) that are provided with the data reception units via the data transmission system, characterized in that the tool management system further comprises: • equipment-securing devices in at least some of the tools (18a, 18b, 18c), wherein the equipment-securing devices and each comprise a safety mechanism for avoiding dangerous operating situations when using the tool (18a, 18b, 18c) and are designed such that they generate an alarm signal in the case of an accident detected with the aid of sensors and transmit said alarm signal via the data transmission system to the central computer unit, and the tool management system is designed to transmit the alarm signals via the data transmission system to further tools (18a, 18b, 18c) that are provided with data reception units. • user terminals (16a, 16b, 16c) for providing user data that identifies a user who wishes to use one of the tools (18a, 18b, 18c), • data reception units in the tools (18a, 18b, 18c) for receiving the user data provided by the user terminals (16a, 16b, 16c), • at least one data processing unit, which is designed to assign the user data received by one of the data reception units to one of a plurality of predefined user groups, stored in a memory unit, with different usage rights for the operation of the corresponding tool (18a, 18b, 18c), wherein the tool management system has a central computer unit and a data transmission system and is designed to transmit data at least relating to users and/or usage rights and to transmit tool data identifying the tools (18a, 18b, 18c) between the central computer unit and the tools (18a, 18b, 18c) that are provided with the data reception units via the data transmission system, • equipment-securing devices in at least some of the tools (18a, 18b, 18c), wherein the equipment-securing devices and each comprise a safety mechanism for avoiding dangerous operating situations when using the tool (18a, 18b, 18c) and are designed such that they generate an alarm signal in the case of an accident detected with the aid of sensors and transmit said alarm signal via the data transmission system to the central computer unit, and the tool management system is designed to transmit the alarm signals via the data transmission system to further tools (18a, 18b, 18c) that are provided with data reception units.