SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-A

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                              ALPHA PRO TECH, LTD.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)





                  Delaware                                63-1009183
         (State of Incorporation                       (I.R.S. Employer
             or organization)                         Identification No.)

         60 Centurian Drive - Suite 112
         Markham, Ontario, Canada                           L3R 9R2
         (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)






Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

              Title of each class              Name of each exchange on which
              to be so registered               Each class is to be registered


     Common Stock par value $.01 per share     American Stock Exchange



If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box [ X ].






ITEM 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

         The Company's Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 50,000,000 common
         shares, par value $.01 per share, of which 24,079,949 shares were
         issued and outstanding as at February 16, 2000.

         The holders of common shares of the Company are entitled to one vote
         per share for each common share held by them and do not have cumulative
         voting rights. Holders of record of common shares are entitled to
         receive dividends when if declared by the board of directors out of
         legally available funds. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding
         up of the Company, holders of common shares are entitled to share pro
         rata in any distribution to the shareholders. There are no pre-emptive
         or conversion rights and no provisions for redemption, purchase for
         cancellation, surrender or sinking or purchase funds. All of the
         outstanding common shares are fully paid and non-assessable and duly
         authorized. There are no special rights or restrictions of any nature
         attaching to any of the common shares of the Company.

ITEM 2.  Exhibits

         1.    Specimens or copies of each security to be registered
               hereunder, and

         2.    Copies of all constituent instruments defining the rights of
               the holders of each class of such securities, including any
               contracts or other documents which limit or qualify the rights
               of such holders;

         are incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed
         on January 30, 1997 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
         (No. 33-93894).


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                              Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd.
                                              March 28, 2000


                                              By:  /s/ Sheldon Hoffman
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                   Chief Executive Officer