This standard DD IEC/PAS 62473:2007 Clothes washing machines for household use. Methods for measuring the mechanical action in household washing machines is classified in these ICS categories:
97.060 Laundry appliances
Deals with methods for measuring the "gentleness of action" (GoA) of clothes washing machines for household use, with or without heating devices and for cold and/or hot water supply. It is also applicable to appliances for both washing and drying textiles (called washer-dryers) with respect to the washing phase.