New technologies set the Evolve athletic work shoe apart from previous New Balance work footwear offerings. This lace-up style has a textile upper, in black, with contrasting blue and yellow. Abrasion-mitigating toe bumpers house within an alloy protective toe cap meets ASTM F2413 standards for impact and compression and are electrical hazard resisting. Ideal for indoor environments, this shoe has a rubber outsole is heat-resisting 572-degrees F for up to 60 seconds and meets or exceeds ASTM F3445 slip standards for work footwear on dry and wet flat surfaces. An Acteva high performance foam midsole, in combination with a removable NB EVA comfort footbed, provide cushion.