A person lift system comprising: a motor, a sling bar coupled to the motor, the sling bar including a first attachment hook at a first end region of the sling bar and a second attachment hook at a second end region of the sling bar, a sling including a main body section and a plurality of loops (120, 140) coupled to the main body section, each of the plurality of loops (120, 140) configured to attach to one of the plurality of attachment hooks (166, 168), a first electronic reader coupled to the sling bar near the first attachment hook, a second electronic reader coupled to the sling bar near the second attachment hook, and a plurality of short range wireless tags (150, 152, 154, 156), each of the plurality of short range wireless tags (150, 152, 154, 156) coupled to a respective one of the plurality of loops (120, 140), wherein the first and second electronic readers (180, 182) are configured to: read short range tag identification signals from the short range wireless tags (150, 152, 154, 156) to determine when a proper first subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the first attachment hook and a proper second subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the second attachment hook; and, output confirmation, and, wherein the motor is configured to be enabled in response to the first electronic reader outputting confirmation that the proper first subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the first attachment hook and the second electronic reader outputting confirmation that the proper second subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the second attachment hook. a motor, a sling bar coupled to the motor, the sling bar including a first attachment hook at a first end region of the sling bar and a second attachment hook at a second end region of the sling bar, a sling including a main body section and a plurality of loops (120, 140) coupled to the main body section, each of the plurality of loops (120, 140) configured to attach to one of the plurality of attachment hooks (166, 168), a first electronic reader coupled to the sling bar near the first attachment hook, a second electronic reader coupled to the sling bar near the second attachment hook, and a plurality of short range wireless tags (150, 152, 154, 156), each of the plurality of short range wireless tags (150, 152, 154, 156) coupled to a respective one of the plurality of loops (120, 140), wherein the first and second electronic readers (180, 182) are configured to: read short range tag identification signals from the short range wireless tags (150, 152, 154, 156) to determine when a proper first subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the first attachment hook and a proper second subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the second attachment hook; and, output confirmation, and, wherein the motor is configured to be enabled in response to the first electronic reader outputting confirmation that the proper first subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the first attachment hook and the second electronic reader outputting confirmation that the proper second subset of the plurality of loops (120, 140) is coupled to the second attachment hook.