The purpose of the study is an analysis of the environmental safety performance at the local level (a coal mining enterprise) and proposals for improvement of the management decision support mechanism aimed at the environmental safety improving. The results of the study of theoretical and applied aspects of environmental safety management process in relation to coal producers are presented, the problems providing for the identification, the selection of the methods for the calculation and estimation of environmental safety indicators have been identified and solved. The basic strategies to ensure environmental safety of the enterprise depending on the existing environmental management system are considered. The analysis of the major ecological and economic indicators of a coal mining enterprise, which characterize the state of its environmental safety, is conducted. The main result of the study is the development of the proposals for improving the management decision-making support mechanism aimed at improvement of environmental safety of the coal enterprises, including technical-technological and business measures. The developed innovative proposals can be used to ensure the environmental safety at various coal mining enterprises.

The impact of coal mining on the Kuzbass region ecosystem is studied in the article. Large-scale mining have led to land disturbance over large areas. The Coal Industry Development Program, which provides for a significant increase in production, will make the identified problem more important. In this regard, the problem of the coal industry should be solved simultaneously with the restoration of natural ecosystems through high-quality land reclamation. The existing regulatory framework for reclamation is assessed in the article. The mechanism of legal regulation of reclamation of disturbed lands at the regional and federal levels is proposed. Improving the quality of reclamation will be facilitated by the development of a strategy for the restoration of the natural environment, which would be reflected in the Concept of disturbed land reclamation.

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