Jim McNeill

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Ice Warrior
Safety Consultancy for the Film Industry

Safety management in polar, mountainous and desert regions
 Safety planning
 Safety audit
 Risk assessment
 Dynamic risk assessment
 Safety team selection and provision
 Safety training
 Medical emergency planning, training and exercising
 Critical crisis management
 Key person safety
 Contingency planning
 Equipment specification, testing and procurement
 Location selection and advice
 Medical team selection and provision
 Fire team selection and provision

 

BBC
Jim is location and safety advisor for the BBC Natural History Unit.  This BBC Online report is from their recent filming in the Highlands of Scotland.  "Jim, on all fours, checked the lashings and was lifted off the ground. It was difficult to crawl and impossible to stand; but trained and experienced in conditions such as these from his solo expeditions on the Arctic ice, Jim was calm and clear in his commands."
- Producer, Fergus Beeley
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BBC

In 2007 Jim spent most of the summer on Ellesmere Island in the Arctic with the BBC’s Natural History Unit.  Jim located the elusive Arctic Wolf for the BBC and has written a diary about the wolves and their environment for BBC Online
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wolves caught on camera>

 

email: jim@ice-warrior.com

 

 

 

Testimonials
“Despite having travelled a huge amount in the Tropics with the BBC Natural History Unit and as a biologist beforehand I was an Arctic vigin before I went on Jim's Ice-Warrior Course. After an intensive five days, down in Berkshire and in the shadows of Ascot Racecourse I felt more than equipped to take on 80 degrees north for the 'Sisters of the Snow' Natural World. I thought the course was incredibly well organised and went through everything from a very comprehensive wilderness first aid course with much hands-on practice, to GPS work, workshops on clothing, the use of special knots and what to do when a polar bear comes a little bit too close! Jim is particularly strong on logistics and emergency planning with particular relevance to the Arctic and so by talking through our needs, Jim was able to help particularly with formulating robust emergency procedures and look at complex coordination issues from all sides.
Jim is good humoured, incredibly genial to work with and has a good understanding of the needs of film camera crews and I wouldn't hesitate to link up with him again."
Mike Dilger
Freelance Naturalist, Presenter and Assistant Producer
 
“Jim McNeill arranged for a four-man BBC filming team to reach a remote peninsula on Ellesmere Island, Northern Canada and work there for eight weeks in summer 2007. Jim was responsible for all the complex health and safety issues in this extraordinarily isolated place. It would not have been possible for the BBC Natural History Unit to film in such a remote location in the High Arctic without Jim’s assistance. Jim was able to co-ordinate new aircraft landing sites in the ever-changing environment of the melting ice of the Arctic. This ensured that the film team could prioritise their work, knowing that the logistic needs could follow."

“The Arctic location safety training that was provided by Jim lasted one week and ensured that the BBC team was confident and well prepared for any possible scenario. The course covered Navigation, Orientation, Personal and Medical Kits, Communications, Hazards and Risk Management. The forests around Ascot provided practical opportunities to learn. Jim even seemed able to provide snow for the week!"
Fergus Beeley
Producer, BBC NHU