diff --git a/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp b/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp
index 0da690e..56d6619 100644
--- a/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp
+++ b/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 #include <cctype>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <array>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
 
 #include "../glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h"
 
@@ -150,13 +152,6 @@
         delete[] config;
 }
 
-// thread-safe list of shaders to asynchronously grab and compile
-glslang::TWorklist Worklist;
-
-// array of unique places to leave the shader names and infologs for the asynchronous compiles
-glslang::TWorkItem** Work = 0;
-int NumWorkItems = 0;
-
 int Options = 0;
 const char* ExecutableName = nullptr;
 const char* binaryFileName = nullptr;
@@ -253,7 +248,7 @@
 //
 // Does not return (it exits) if command-line is fatally flawed.
 //
-void ProcessArguments(int argc, char* argv[])
+void ProcessArguments(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<glslang::TWorkItem>>& workItems, int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     baseSamplerBinding.fill(0);
     baseTextureBinding.fill(0);
@@ -262,10 +257,7 @@
     baseSsboBinding.fill(0);
 
     ExecutableName = argv[0];
-    NumWorkItems = argc;  // will include some empties where the '-' options were, but it doesn't matter, they'll be 0
-    Work = new glslang::TWorkItem*[NumWorkItems];
-    for (int w = 0; w < NumWorkItems; ++w)
-        Work[w] = 0;
+    workItems.reserve(argc);
 
     argc--;
     argv++;
@@ -420,9 +412,7 @@
                 Options |= EOptionSuppressInfolog;
                 break;
             case 't':
-                #ifdef _WIN32
-                    Options |= EOptionMultiThreaded;
-                #endif
+                Options |= EOptionMultiThreaded;
                 break;
             case 'v':
                 Options |= EOptionDumpVersions;
@@ -440,8 +430,7 @@
         } else {
             std::string name(argv[0]);
             if (! SetConfigFile(name)) {
-                Work[argc] = new glslang::TWorkItem(name);
-                Worklist.add(Work[argc]);
+                workItems.push_back(std::unique_ptr<glslang::TWorkItem>(new glslang::TWorkItem(name)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -487,15 +476,13 @@
 //
 // Thread entry point, for non-linking asynchronous mode.
 //
-// Return 0 for failure, 1 for success.
-//
-unsigned int CompileShaders(void*)
+void CompileShaders(glslang::TWorklist& worklist)
 {
     glslang::TWorkItem* workItem;
-    while (Worklist.remove(workItem)) {
+    while (worklist.remove(workItem)) {
         ShHandle compiler = ShConstructCompiler(FindLanguage(workItem->name), Options);
         if (compiler == 0)
-            return 0;
+            return;
 
         CompileFile(workItem->name.c_str(), compiler);
 
@@ -504,8 +491,6 @@
 
         ShDestruct(compiler);
     }
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 // Outputs the given string, but only if it is non-null and non-empty.
@@ -705,7 +690,7 @@
 // performance and memory testing, the actual compile/link can be put in
 // a loop, independent of processing the work items and file IO.
 //
-void CompileAndLinkShaderFiles()
+void CompileAndLinkShaderFiles(glslang::TWorklist& Worklist)
 {
     std::vector<ShaderCompUnit> compUnits;
 
@@ -747,11 +732,19 @@
 
 int C_DECL main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-    ProcessArguments(argc, argv);
+    // array of unique places to leave the shader names and infologs for the asynchronous compiles
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<glslang::TWorkItem>> workItems;
+    ProcessArguments(workItems, argc, argv);
+
+    glslang::TWorklist workList;
+    std::for_each(workItems.begin(), workItems.end(), [&workList](std::unique_ptr<glslang::TWorkItem>& item) {
+        assert(item);
+        workList.add(item.get());
+    });
 
     if (Options & EOptionDumpConfig) {
         printf("%s", glslang::GetDefaultTBuiltInResourceString().c_str());
-        if (Worklist.empty())
+        if (workList.empty())
             return ESuccess;
     }
 
@@ -766,11 +759,11 @@
         printf("Khronos Tool ID %d\n", glslang::GetKhronosToolId());
         printf("GL_KHR_vulkan_glsl version %d\n", 100);
         printf("ARB_GL_gl_spirv version %d\n", 100);
-        if (Worklist.empty())
+        if (workList.empty())
             return ESuccess;
     }
 
-    if (Worklist.empty()) {
+    if (workList.empty()) {
         usage();
     }
 
@@ -784,47 +777,42 @@
     if (Options & EOptionLinkProgram ||
         Options & EOptionOutputPreprocessed) {
         glslang::InitializeProcess();
-        CompileAndLinkShaderFiles();
+        CompileAndLinkShaderFiles(workList);
         glslang::FinalizeProcess();
-        for (int w = 0; w < NumWorkItems; ++w) {
-          if (Work[w]) {
-            delete Work[w];
-          }
-        }
     } else {
         ShInitialize();
 
-        bool printShaderNames = Worklist.size() > 1;
+        bool printShaderNames = workList.size() > 1;
 
-        if (Options & EOptionMultiThreaded) {
-            const int NumThreads = 16;
-            void* threads[NumThreads];
-            for (int t = 0; t < NumThreads; ++t) {
-                threads[t] = glslang::OS_CreateThread(&CompileShaders);
-                if (! threads[t]) {
+        if (Options & EOptionMultiThreaded)
+        {
+            std::array<std::thread, 16> threads;
+            for (unsigned int t = 0; t < threads.size(); ++t)
+            {
+                threads[t] = std::thread(CompileShaders, std::ref(workList));
+                if (threads[t].get_id() == std::thread::id())
+                {
                     printf("Failed to create thread\n");
                     return EFailThreadCreate;
                 }
             }
-            glslang::OS_WaitForAllThreads(threads, NumThreads);
+
+            std::for_each(threads.begin(), threads.end(), [](std::thread& t) { t.join(); });
         } else
-            CompileShaders(0);
+            CompileShaders(workList);
 
         // Print out all the resulting infologs
-        for (int w = 0; w < NumWorkItems; ++w) {
-            if (Work[w]) {
-                if (printShaderNames || Work[w]->results.size() > 0)
-                    PutsIfNonEmpty(Work[w]->name.c_str());
-                PutsIfNonEmpty(Work[w]->results.c_str());
-                delete Work[w];
+        for (size_t w = 0; w < workItems.size(); ++w) {
+            if (workItems[w]) {
+                if (printShaderNames || workItems[w]->results.size() > 0)
+                    PutsIfNonEmpty(workItems[w]->name.c_str());
+                PutsIfNonEmpty(workItems[w]->results.c_str());
             }
         }
 
         ShFinalize();
     }
 
-    delete[] Work;
-
     if (CompileFailed)
         return EFailCompile;
     if (LinkFailed)
diff --git a/StandAlone/Worklist.h b/StandAlone/Worklist.h
index 2a14294..91b6f51 100644
--- a/StandAlone/Worklist.h
+++ b/StandAlone/Worklist.h
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
 #define WORKLIST_H_INCLUDED
 
 #include "../glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h"
-#include <string>
 #include <list>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace glslang {
 
@@ -58,24 +59,19 @@
 
         void add(TWorkItem* item)
         {
-            GetGlobalLock();
-
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mutex);
             worklist.push_back(item);
-
-            ReleaseGlobalLock();
         }
 
         bool remove(TWorkItem*& item)
         {
-            GetGlobalLock();
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> guard(mutex);
 
             if (worklist.empty())
                 return false;
             item = worklist.front();
             worklist.pop_front();
 
-            ReleaseGlobalLock();
-
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -90,6 +86,7 @@
         }
 
     protected:
+        std::mutex mutex;
         std::list<TWorkItem*> worklist;
     };
 
diff --git a/glslang/OSDependent/Unix/ossource.cpp b/glslang/OSDependent/Unix/ossource.cpp
index 4f8098b..24b77e1 100644
--- a/glslang/OSDependent/Unix/ossource.cpp
+++ b/glslang/OSDependent/Unix/ossource.cpp
@@ -184,20 +184,6 @@
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&gMutex);
 }
 
-// TODO: non-windows: if we need these on linux, flesh them out
-void* OS_CreateThread(TThreadEntrypoint /*entry*/)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void OS_WaitForAllThreads(void* /*threads*/, int /*numThreads*/)
-{
-}
-
-void OS_Sleep(int /*milliseconds*/)
-{
-}
-
 void OS_DumpMemoryCounters()
 {
 }
diff --git a/glslang/OSDependent/Windows/ossource.cpp b/glslang/OSDependent/Windows/ossource.cpp
index 73ae0ca..870840c 100644
--- a/glslang/OSDependent/Windows/ossource.cpp
+++ b/glslang/OSDependent/Windows/ossource.cpp
@@ -131,21 +131,6 @@
     return ((TThreadEntrypoint)entry)(0);
 }
 
-void* OS_CreateThread(TThreadEntrypoint entry)
-{
-    return (void*)_beginthreadex(0, 0, EnterGenericThread, (void*)entry, 0, 0);
-}
-
-void OS_WaitForAllThreads(void* threads, int numThreads)
-{
-    WaitForMultipleObjects(numThreads, (HANDLE*)threads, true, INFINITE);
-}
-
-void OS_Sleep(int milliseconds)
-{
-    Sleep(milliseconds);
-}
-
 //#define DUMP_COUNTERS
 
 void OS_DumpMemoryCounters()
diff --git a/glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h b/glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h
index e832526..218abe4 100644
--- a/glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h
+++ b/glslang/OSDependent/osinclude.h
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@
 void ReleaseGlobalLock();
 
 typedef unsigned int (*TThreadEntrypoint)(void*);
-void* OS_CreateThread(TThreadEntrypoint);
-void OS_WaitForAllThreads(void* threads, int numThreads);
 
 void OS_CleanupThreadData(void);
-void OS_Sleep(int milliseconds);
 
 void OS_DumpMemoryCounters();