19-527: Sharps may refer to: Plural form of many of the terms as defined on Sharp (disambiguation) Sharps waste , a form of biomedical waste composed of used sharps Sharps, Virginia , unincorporated community in Richmond County Sharps Bedrooms Sharp's Brewery , Rock, Cornwall, UK (cask conditioned beer brewery) Sharps rifle Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company ,
38-468: A 1617 resolution taken by the States of Holland and West Friesland Sharp v. Murphy , a US Supreme Court case decided in 2020 Sharpe (disambiguation) Sharps (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sharp . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
57-414: A British motorcycle helmet safety rating scheme Self Help Addiction Recovery Program, a charitable organisation founded in 1991 by Barbara Bach and Pattie Boyd Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention , a US Army program dealing with sexual harassment Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice , an anti-racist Trojan skinhead organization formed to combat White power skinheads Society for
76-777: A Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Entertainment , an American TV program producer Sharp HealthCare , a hospital system in San Diego, California Sharp Memorial Hospital , San Diego Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center , Chula Vista, California Sharp Solar , a manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and films Music [ edit ] Sharp (music) , a musical notation sign ( ♯ ) Sharp (English band) , English band featuring ex-Jam members Sharp (South Korean band) , pop music group The Sharp , Australian pop/rock band Sharp (Angela Winbush album) Sharp (Etnica album) , 2004 People and fictional characters [ edit ] Sharp (surname) ,
95-769: A firearms company Streams [ edit ] Sharps Creek (Kansas) , in McPherson County Sharps Creek (Oregon) , in Lane County Sharps Run (New Jersey) , a stream in New Jersey Sharps Run (Cow Creek) , a stream in West Virginia People with the surname Sharps [ edit ] Christian Sharps (1810–1874), American firearms designer Ian Sharps (born 1980), English footballer Other [ edit ] Supporters for
114-407: A hill Sharp Valley , on James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula Mount Sharp (Antarctica) , Sentinel Range, West Antarctica United States [ edit ] Sharp, Missouri , an unincorporated community Sharp County, Arkansas Sharp Burial Ground , Kingston, New York Sharp Mountain , Pennsylvania, a ridgeline Outer space [ edit ] Sharp (crater) , a crater on
133-457: A list of people and fictional characters Sharp Delany (c. 1739–1799), American Revolutionary War colonel and member of the legislature of Pennsylvania Sharp Räsänen (born 1999), Finnish footballer Sharp, e.g. card sharp , a swindler at games of chance and skill Places and geographical features [ edit ] Antarctica [ edit ] Sharp Glacier , Graham Land Sharp Peak, Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands,
152-438: Is a British government quality ratings scheme for motorcycle helmets , established in 2007, with the objective of improving motorcycle safety on UK roads . Helmets which are selected for testing by SHARP are purchased from consumer retailers. This ensures that the helmets tested by SHARP are exactly the same as what UK motorcyclists can buy. The helmets are tested, seven for each model, using 32 tests, which aim to measure
171-518: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sharp (disambiguation) (Redirected from Sharp (disambiguation) ) [REDACTED] Look up Sharp or sharp in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sharp or SHARP may refer to: Acronyms [ edit ] SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme),
190-590: The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) annual Road Safety Award recognising achievements in helping motorcyclists . Some retailers of motorcycle helmets – and many riders globally – use SHARP star ratings as a selection criterion. Mirroring SHARP, work in France began on a similar programme in 2014. The MAIF Foundation, in partnership with the University of Strasbourg, started
209-623: The Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Other uses [ edit ] Sharp (automobile) Sharp (flour) , a flour made from hard wheat Sharp sand Sharp (science) , also called a hypodermic needle Sharp series , a series of spectral lines Sharp (set theory) Sharp (TV series) Sharp Gymnasium , a multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas, United States, home to
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#1732772816010228-830: The Health And Rights of People in the Semiconductor Industry , SHARPS See also [ edit ] Sharpe (disambiguation) Sharpie (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sharps . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharps&oldid=1189343438 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
247-510: The History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing Stationary High Altitude Relay Platform , a 1980s beamed-power aircraft Super High Altitude Research Project , a 1990s project to develop a high-velocity gun SIGINT High Altitude Replenishment Program (SHARP) Companies [ edit ] I. P. Sharp Associates , a former Canadian computer services company Sharp Airlines , an Australian regional airline Sharp Corporation ,
266-654: The Houston Baptist University Huskies basketball and volleyball teams Sharp Scale , a measure of paper opacity Sharp, a type of sewing needle Sharp, a mathematics term often applied to upper and lower bounds; see Mathematical jargon See also [ edit ] Helgi the Sharp (Ringerike) , a figure in Norse mythology Helgi the Sharp (Zealand) , a figure in Norse mythology Sharp House (disambiguation) Sharp Resolution ,
285-871: The Moon Mount Sharp , a small mountain on Mars 5426 Sharp , an asteroid Other places [ edit ] Sharp Glacier (Greenland) Sharp Island , Hong Kong Sharp Island (Ontario) , Georgian Bay , Canada Sharp Peak , a hill in Hong Kong Publications [ edit ] Sharp (magazine) , a Canadian magazine Sharp Daily , a free newspaper published in Taiwan and Hong Kong Titles [ edit ] Eric Sharp, Baron Sharp of Grimsdyke (1916–1994) Evelyn Sharp, Baroness Sharp (1903–1985), British civil servant Margaret Sharp, Baroness Sharp of Guildford (born 1938) Sharp baronets , three titles, one in
304-569: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sharp&oldid=1230704159 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages SHARP (helmet ratings) SHARP (the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme )
323-576: The protection they offer the brain in impacts at a variety of speeds, and against both flat surfaces and kerbs. It rates the helmet models from one to five stars - with five being the highest, and states that a five star rated helmet "offers good levels of protection right around the helmet." Nigel Mills of the University of Birmingham criticised the SHARP scheme in a paper in 2009, examining its testing of rotational acceleration, despite SHARP using
342-513: The relevant legal standard, namely ECE R22. However, it also points out that there is a 70% difference in protection between a SHARP one star rating compared to their five star rating. SHARP has been given two prestigious road safety awards ; the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (2013, Motorcycle category) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to improving road safety, and
361-726: The test procedures specified in British Standards BS 6658 , and also the United Nations World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations ECE Regulation 22 . The UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) delivered a detailed response addressing the Nigel Mills paper in November 2009. SHARP stress that irrespective of their own ratings, all helmets sold in the UK have been certified to comply with
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