Earthing

Connecting an installation's exposed metalwork to earth and back to the supply source. That gives fault current a deliberate low-impedance path home, turning a live casing into a large, brief fault current that the protective device can detect and disconnect — without it, the casing simply stays live.

Taught and practised in the Installation section.

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Earthing Meaning — UK Electrical Glossary | TradeTraining