diff --git a/versioning/BRM/extentmap.cpp b/versioning/BRM/extentmap.cpp
index 29cb9fcb3..bb54ee6ba 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/extentmap.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/extentmap.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * $Id: extentmap.cpp 1936 2013-07-09 22:10:29Z dhall $
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
-
+#include <atomic>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -6036,17 +6036,17 @@ void ExtentMap::confirmChangesRBTree()
   undoRecordsRBTree.clear();
 }
 
-const bool* ExtentMap::getEMFLLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* ExtentMap::getEMFLLockStatus()
 {
   return &flLocked;
 }
 
-const bool* ExtentMap::getEMLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* ExtentMap::getEMLockStatus()
 {
   return &emLocked;
 }
 
-const bool* ExtentMap::getEMIndexLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* ExtentMap::getEMIndexLockStatus()
 {
   return &emIndexLocked;
 }
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/extentmap.h b/versioning/BRM/extentmap.h
index 5fc5d8cb9..7ab47c190 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/extentmap.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/extentmap.h
@@ -1035,9 +1035,9 @@ class ExtentMap : public Undoable
   EXPORT std::vector<InlineLBIDRange> getFreeListEntries();
 
   EXPORT void dumpTo(std::ostream& os);
-  EXPORT const bool* getEMLockStatus();
-  EXPORT const bool* getEMFLLockStatus();
-  EXPORT const bool* getEMIndexLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getEMLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getEMFLLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getEMIndexLockStatus();
   size_t EMIndexShmemSize();
   size_t EMIndexShmemFree();
 
@@ -1087,7 +1087,9 @@ class ExtentMap : public Undoable
   time_t fCacheTime;  // timestamp associated with config cache
 
   int numUndoRecords;
-  bool flLocked, emLocked, emIndexLocked;
+  std::atomic<bool> flLocked{false};
+  std::atomic<bool> emLocked{false};
+  std::atomic<bool> emIndexLocked{false};
 
   static boost::mutex mutex;  // @bug5355 - made mutex static
   static boost::mutex emIndexMutex;
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.cpp b/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.cpp
index e117b40cd..6eecf7fe5 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ using namespace logging;
 
 namespace BRM
 {
-RWLockMonitor::RWLockMonitor(const bool* d, const bool* ls, const uint32_t k) : die(d), lockStatus(ls), key(k)
+RWLockMonitor::RWLockMonitor(const std::atomic<bool>* d, const std::atomic<bool>* ls, const uint32_t k) : die(d), lockStatus(ls), key(k)
 {
   ts.tv_sec = 210;  // 3:30 timer
   ts.tv_nsec = 0;
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.h b/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.h
index 142a959c1..c9efa9a40 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/rwlockmonitor.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include "rwlock.h"
+#include <atomic>
 
 #define EXPORT
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class RWLockMonitor
 {
  public:
   // d = die, ls = lock status, k = key
-  EXPORT RWLockMonitor(const bool* d, const bool* ls, const uint32_t k);
+  EXPORT RWLockMonitor(const std::atomic<bool>* d, const std::atomic<bool>* ls, const uint32_t k);
 
   EXPORT virtual ~RWLockMonitor();
 
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ class RWLockMonitor
   // RWLockMonitor& operator=(const RWLockMonitor&rhs);
 
   /* Some of these vars are only useful once we implement write_lock checking. */
-  const bool* die;
-  const bool* lockStatus;
+  const std::atomic<bool>* die;
+  const std::atomic<bool>* lockStatus;
   uint32_t key;
   boost::shared_ptr<rwlock::RWLock> lock;
 
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp
index 2331169a9..4316df8c0 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.cpp
@@ -1482,27 +1482,27 @@ int SlaveDBRMNode::dmlReleaseLBIDRanges(const vector<LBIDRange>& ranges)
   }
 }
 
-const bool* SlaveDBRMNode::getEMFLLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* SlaveDBRMNode::getEMFLLockStatus()
 {
   return em.getEMFLLockStatus();
 }
 
-const bool* SlaveDBRMNode::getEMLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* SlaveDBRMNode::getEMLockStatus()
 {
   return em.getEMLockStatus();
 }
 
-const bool* SlaveDBRMNode::getEMIndexLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool> *SlaveDBRMNode::getEMIndexLockStatus()
 {
   return em.getEMIndexLockStatus();
 }
 
-const bool* SlaveDBRMNode::getVBBMLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* SlaveDBRMNode::getVBBMLockStatus()
 {
   return &locked[0];
 }
 
-const bool* SlaveDBRMNode::getVSSLockStatus()
+const std::atomic<bool>* SlaveDBRMNode::getVSSLockStatus()
 {
   return &locked[1];
 }
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h
index bedb6d57f..d1dee6cf5 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavedbrmnode.h
@@ -455,11 +455,11 @@ class SlaveDBRMNode
   EXPORT int loadState(std::string filename) throw();
   EXPORT int saveState(std::string filename) throw();
 
-  EXPORT const bool* getEMFLLockStatus();
-  EXPORT const bool* getEMLockStatus();
-  EXPORT const bool* getEMIndexLockStatus();
-  EXPORT const bool* getVBBMLockStatus();
-  EXPORT const bool* getVSSLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getEMFLLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getEMLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getEMIndexLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getVBBMLockStatus();
+  EXPORT const std::atomic<bool>* getVSSLockStatus();
 
  private:
   explicit SlaveDBRMNode(const SlaveDBRMNode& brm);
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ class SlaveDBRMNode
   VBBM vbbm;
   VSS vss;
   CopyLocks copylocks;
-  bool locked[3];  // 0 = VBBM, 1 = VSS, 2 = CopyLocks
+  std::atomic<bool> locked[3] {false, false, false};  // 0 = VBBM, 1 = VSS, 2 = CopyLocks
 };
 
 }  // namespace BRM
diff --git a/versioning/BRM/slavenode.cpp b/versioning/BRM/slavenode.cpp
index d1c2a73da..2e116c959 100644
--- a/versioning/BRM/slavenode.cpp
+++ b/versioning/BRM/slavenode.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@
 #include "crashtrace.h"
 #include "service.h"
 #include "jobstep.h"
+#include <atomic>
 
 using namespace BRM;
 using namespace std;
 
 std::unique_ptr<SlaveComm> comm;
-bool die = false;
+std::atomic<bool> die{false};
 boost::thread_group monitorThreads;
 
 class Opt