FEATURED AWARDS
MSOSH GOLD AWARDS FOR 2 WATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN PENANG
PENANG, Monday, 13/8/2018: Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP) has won 2 Gold (Class I) Awards from the Malaysian Society for Occupational Safety and Health (MSOSH).
The gold awards were for achieving zero incidences of “lost time injuries” (LTI), accidents and dangerous occurrences at the Batu Ferringhi and Bukit Toh Allang Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) in 2017.
This is the first time that PBAPP has received MSOSH Gold (Class I) awards.
Essentially, these awards indicate that the water supply operations and working environments in these 2 WTPs are amongst the safest and healthiest amongst utility companies in Malaysia. From the management standpoint, zero incidences of injuries and accidents also reflect optimum water supply operations, good staff morale and cost efficiency.
On 9/8/2018, PBAPP’s Head of Department for Quality, Safety and Health, Mr. Mak Kok Yun, received the awards on behalf of the company from the Executive Director of the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF), Datuk Shamsudin Bardan, witnessed by the Deputy Minister of Human Resources, Dato’ Haji Mahfuz bin Haji Omar, in Kuala Lumpur.
PBAPP had participated in the MSOSH Awards for the following 3 reasons:
- To get an independent assessment of PBAPP’s OSH performance;
- To share knowledge and experiences with MSOSH; and
- To benchmark PBAPP’s OSH performance in accordance to MSOSH standards for the Malaysian utilities sector.
MSOSH is an independent non-profit, non-government and non-political organisation that is dedicated to promoting occupational health awareness, programmes and practices in Malaysia.
The following is a summary of the key data regarding Penang’s gold award- winning WTPs:
| Batu Ferringhi Water Treatment Plant |
| 1 | Location | Batu Ferringhi, Penang Island |
| 2 | Year commissioned | 2000 |
| 3 | Primary source of raw water | Teluk Bahang Dam |
| 4 | Water treatment process | Conventional water treatment |
| 5 | Maximum design capacity | 120 million litres per day |
| 6 | Treated water reservoir | 11 million litres |
| 7 | Principal supply areas |
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| 8 | No. of personnel | 25 |
| Bukit Toh Allang Water Treatment Plant |
| 1 | Location | Ara Kuda, Seberang Prai Utara (SPU) |
| 2 | Year commissioned | 1953 |
| 3 | Primary source of raw water | Sungai Kulim |
| 4 | Water treatment process | Conventional water treatment |
| 5 | Maximum design capacity | 68 million litres per day |
| 6 | Treated water reservoir | 27 million litres |
| 7 | Principal supply areas |
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| 8 | No. of personnel | 22 |
As a responsible employer, PBAPP is fully committed towards protecting, sustaining and supporting the well-being of all its employees.
We are consistently improving and updating our occupational health and safety (OSH) management system in line with our international OHSAS 18001:2007 certification.
The MSOSH gold awards will spur us to further streamline good OSH practices in all our Penang water supply installations for the benefit of PBAPP employees.
Thank You.
Dato’ Ir. Jaseni Maidinsa,
Chief Executive Officer,
PBA Holdings Bhd (PBAHB) and
Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd (PBAPP)