Power equipment, comprising: a main body; a work unit provided on the main body; a work motor that is configured to drive the work unit; a tilt angle detection means that is configured to detect a tilt angle of the main body; and a control unit that is configured to drive-control the work motor, characterised in that the control unit is configured to perform prohibition control that prohibits driving of the work motor when the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined tilt angle determination value and a change rate of the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined change rate determination value, the tilt angle detection means is an acceleration sensor that is configured to output a signal corresponding to an acceleration, and the control unit is configured to perform low-pass filtering process on the signal from the acceleration sensor to remove at least a portion of the signal corresponding to a dynamic component of the acceleration, and to calculate the tilt angle based on the signal that has been subjected to the filtering process, wherein the power equipment further comprises: a travel motor (9L, 9R) that is configured to drive a wheel provided on the main body; and an operation input means that is configured to input a signal corresponding to an operation by an operator to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to drive-control the travel motor (9L, 9R) according to the signal from the operation input means, and to change a filter (A, B) used in the low-pass filtering process according to the signal from the operation input means. a main body; a work unit provided on the main body; a work motor that is configured to drive the work unit; a tilt angle detection means that is configured to detect a tilt angle of the main body; and a control unit that is configured to drive-control the work motor, characterised in that the control unit is configured to perform prohibition control that prohibits driving of the work motor when the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined tilt angle determination value and a change rate of the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined change rate determination value, the tilt angle detection means is an acceleration sensor that is configured to output a signal corresponding to an acceleration, and the control unit is configured to perform low-pass filtering process on the signal from the acceleration sensor to remove at least a portion of the signal corresponding to a dynamic component of the acceleration, and to calculate the tilt angle based on the signal that has been subjected to the filtering process, wherein the power equipment further comprises: a travel motor (9L, 9R) that is configured to drive a wheel provided on the main body; and an operation input means that is configured to input a signal corresponding to an operation by an operator to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to drive-control the travel motor (9L, 9R) according to the signal from the operation input means, and to change a filter (A, B) used in the low-pass filtering process according to the signal from the operation input means.