The article considers the aspects of the legislation-legal and normative-technical support of the Earth's interior utilization. It is noted that mineral resources in Russia appear to be the basic source for the economic development. It is shown that there is no due attention to the development of the normative-methodological base of the Earth's interior utilization.
The report considers some ways to improve industrial safety under conditions of fluctuations in the economic management system and different stages of formation of federal supervisory activities, as well as the role of safety assessment of hazardous production facilities.