Earthing. Without the ____, if a fault occurs and the live wire becomes ____, there is a danger that it will touch the case. The next person who uses the appliance may be ____. The earth wire is therefore connected to the ____ and is attached to a metal plate or underground water pipe which provides a low resistance path to the ____. In the event of a ____, the live current will follow this path to the ground rather than passing ____ a person. Fuses A fuse contains a ____ that will melt if the ____ gets too high. Once the fuse has ____, the circuit is ____ and no more current flows through the ____. This means that the device is no longer ____ and there is no risk of ____.

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