What is meant by safety fuse? Share with your friends Share 0 Sanjana Abhinav Singh answered this Safety fuse is a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so, prevents fires or other dangers. 0 View Full Answer Dimple Sharma answered this a protective electric fuse. a fuse that burns at a constant slow rate, used for the controlled firing of a detonator. 0