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INGENIEUR
On November 21, 2013,
Perbadanan Bekalan Air
Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd
(PBAPP – the Penang Water
Supply Corporation) received
two inaugural KeTTHA
Industry Awards (KIA) from
the Ministry of Energy,
Green Technology and Water,
Malaysia.
In serving Penang,
PBAPP does not expect to
win awards. Nevertheless,
the 2013 KIA “Efficiency
Award” and “Water Operator
of the Year” award do mark
an important milestone for
PBAPP as the licensed water
operator that serves Penang.

2013 KeTTHA Industry Awards – “Efficiency Award”
and “Water Operator of the Year.”

DAR of Germany. It was the first Malaysian water
supply operator to receive international quality
certifications encompassing a holistic scope in
water supply, for the “treatment and supply of
water with the provision of customer services.”
In 2009, PBAPP successfully “migrated” to
the upgraded ISO 9001:2008 platform. To this
day, PBAPP’s quality management systems are
internationally certified.
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
On the environmental management front, PBAPP
received its first international ISO 14001:2004
certification in 2005 for the “management and
treatment of raw water and the supply of potable
water” at the Batu Ferringhi Treatment Plant and
the Teluk Bahang Dam.
Since then, the company has also received
similar certifications for the Waterfall Treatment
Plant (2007) and Air Itam Water Treatment Plant
(2010). PBAPP is now working to acquire more ISO
14001:2004 certifications for the other key other
water supply installations.
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OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety
Management System
Since PBAPP’s employees are its key resources in
a critical service industry, the company also sought
company-wide OHSAS 18001 certification to
maximise employee safety. In March 2006, PBAPP
received its OHSAS 18001:1999 certification from
SGS International, with accreditation to Swiss
Certification, for the “treatment and supply of
water with provision of customer services.”
In 2008, the company successfully migrated
to the upgraded OHSAS 18001:2007 platform.
MS ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Competence of Testing
and Calibration Laboratories
In 2008, PBAPP received its MS ISO/IEC 17025
certification for its water testing laboratory at the
Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant.
MS ISO/IEC 27001:2007 Information Security
Management System
The Sungai Dua Water Treatment Plant, Penang’s
largest water treatment plant, is classified as