Last week I received a phone call from a lab manager asking if there was literature or guidelines for cleaning up the glassware clutter and chemicals in his research lab. I had nothing to offer. Do you?

While not the most glamorous of lab management tasks, controlling clutter and helping your staff keep their work areas tidy (and thus safe) is no small feat. However, based on some cursory research after hearing from this lab manager last week, it seems there's not much in the way of step-by-step guidelines for getting and keeping one's lab ship shape. If I've missed something, please let me know. If you can offer your own suggestions, I'll take that as well and pass along via the magazine or online. I look forward to hearing from you so that I can help your colleagues clean up their acts.